GSAE Presentation

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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



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