City of the Week: Nashville

Staff -- Tradeshow Week, 8/8/2005

Number of separate exhibit facilities 4

Total exhibit space 858,543 sq. ft.

Number of convention hotel rooms 33,056 in 288 hotels

Average room rate $76.82

Hotel room tax 5%

Current hotel occupancy 59.7%

Largest 2004 tradeshow Pumper & Cleaner Environmental Expo at 300,000 net sq. ft. (Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center)

Distance from Nashville Intl. Airport to the Gaylord Opryland 8 miles

Average labor rate (decorator at regular time) $56.63

Sources: 2005 TSW Survey of U.S. & Canadian Labor Rates; 2004 TSW Major Exhibit Hall Directory; Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau; Smith Travel Research