City of the Week - Charlotte, N.C.
Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 4/3/2006
Highlights
• Charlotte's Discovery Place features an exhibition of Dead Sea Scrolls through May 29. The exhibition, which opened in February, features two scrolls never before seen outside Israel and another making its U.S. debut.
Number of separate exhibit facilities
• 2
Total exhibit space at venues
• 504,000 sq. ft.
Largest venue
• Charlotte Convention Center with 280,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space
Number of convention hotel rooms
• 31,000 in 277 hotels
Average room rate
• $160 (2005 average)
Current hotel occupancy
• 70% (2005 average)
Longest-running shows
• North Carolina Manufactured Housing Show and SOUTH-TEC Charlotte (both at the convention center since 1995)
Shows and industry events this week
• Society of Independent Show Organizers CEO Summit (April 2–5 at Ballantyne Resort); Specialty Coffee Assn. Annual Conference (April 7–10 at the center); Jewelry Show (April 8–10 at the mart)
Number of restaurants within one mile of the center
• 100
Number of hotels within one mile of the center
• 12
Average cab fare from Charlotte Douglas Intl. Airport to the center
• $19
Sources: 2005 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Charlotte Convention & Visitors Bureau; Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority
