LOCATIONREPORT PHILADELPHIA, PA
The Grand Hall at the Pennsylvania Convention
Center. The center is undergoing an expansion
that will increase its capacity by 60 percent.
photo courtesy: PCVB credit: Paul Loftland
The Embassy Suites
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia - Airport hotel
WHAT'S NEW
offers spacious and
To meet the growing needs of the convention industry, the Pennsylvania
luxurious overnight
Convention Center is in the midst of a major expansion. As Philadelphia
accommodations along
prepares for this expansion of the convention center (opening in 2011),
hotel development and renovations continue throughout the city.
with ample amenities. In
Because it is a “horizontal expansion,” conventions and trade shows
addition, its attractive on
booked within the current center during construction should not experi-
site restaurant, The Grille
ence any disruption. When completed, the expanded convention center
will have: one million square feet of saleable space; the largest contigu-
at the Reserve, offers an
ous exhibit space in the Northeast (541,000 square feet); the largest con-
vention center ballroom on the East Coast (60,000 square feet); and the
exhibition kitchen, unique ability to host large tradeshows or two major conventions simultaneously.
design, and highly stylized
“We currently have two exciting hotel projects underway: Hotel Palomar
menu presentations.
and Le Méridien, which will be a welcome addition to the hotel land-
58 November a79 December 2009
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