Atlanta’s Hospitality Business April 19, 2017
William Pate President & CEO Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Why is hospitality important? Employs 250,000 metro Atlanta residents
51M visitors $15B in spending annually The Gasoline that Runs the Engine
What sets Atlanta apart Accessibility 80 percent of the U.S. population within a two-hour flight of the world’s busiest airport, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Flexible hotel portfolio More than 95,600 hotel rooms in metro Atlanta and 11,800 rooms within a one-mile radius of GWCC
Georgia World Congress Center Nation’s fourth-largest convention center conveniently located in the heart of Downtown
Shopping capital of the South Legendary shopping at Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza and The Shops Buckhead Atlanta
Award-winning food scene In the past five years, Atlanta chefs have garnered 60 semifinalist nominations for James Beard awards
Vibrant arts and cultural community 1,700 arts and cultural institutions in the metro area
Number of Visitors to Atlanta on the Rise 60
Visitors (Millions)
50 40 30 20 10 2009
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54 percent increase in visitation in the last seven years
More visitors drives more development
New Hotel Concepts
Renaissance Atlanta Airport Gateway Hotel
Solis Hotel
InterContinental Hotel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hard Rock Hotel
SunTrust Park
The Battery Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta United FC
Georgia State Stadium
Beyond the stadium
And There’s More To Come More than $3 billion in new development the next four years
Underground Atlanta
Atlanta Civic Center
Philips Arena
GWCCA 2020 Vision Strategic Plan
Repositioned GWCCA campus
Potential for new convention hotel Renovated Centennial Olympic Park
Capital of College Football
Atlanta Has Momentum U.S. - China Tourism Leadership Summit – 2017
Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games - 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship - 2018 Super Bowl LIII - 2019 NCAA Final Four - 2020 55 – 60 million visitors by 2020
Associations Are Essential to Atlanta’s Success Almost two-thirds of our convention business comes from associations Last year 500,000 people came to Atlanta for their association’s convention
Look Who’s Meeting in Atlanta in 2017 National Rifle Association Annual Convention April 28 - 30 70,000 attendees
2017 National Apartment Association Conference & Exposition June 21 - 24 10,000 attendees
School Nutrition Association July 8 - 13 7,000 attendees
National Glass Association GlassBuild America 2017: The Glass, Window & Door Expo Sept. 12 - 14 6,000 attendees
American Public Transportation Association Expo 2017 and Annual Meeting Oct. 9 -11 14,000 attendees
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition Nov. 4 - 9 12,500 attendees
National Association for the Education of Young Children Nov. 15 - 18 7,500 attendees
ACVB Supports ASAE ASAE Board of Directors - 3 years ASAE strategic partner - 9 years ASAE Foundation Legacy partner ASAE Foundation Board Power of A member
Mark Vaughan ASAE 2017 Class of Fellows
Thank you for … • Booking your state association meetings in Atlanta • Helping Atlanta secure your national conventions