November 2008

New Builds, Renovations & Expansions

The Shape of Things to Come



The hospitality and convention industry doesn’t stand still. Hotels, resorts, convention centers — even entire destinations — are continually upgrading, expanding, reinventing, retooling, and starting from scratch to create the kind of spaces groups will flock to. This year, 3.3 million square feet of new meeting and exhibit space came online; another three million square feet of pristine space is in the pipeline for 2009. That translates into countless fresh opportunities for groups. For a snapshot of the latest developments and a peek at what’s new and different in hot spots around the globe, turn the page.