Last week I attended The Philadelphia CVB and Pennsylvania Convention Center’s Meeting Metropolis event. That event included a trade show of local businesses and venues that cater to meeting planners. As soon as I walked into the trade show I felt that something was different here. In my defense I was hungry and a bit [...]
Continue ReadingUSAE showcased the Meeting Metropolis event in Philadelphia, including images of Mayor Nutter and the leaders of the Pennsylvania Convention Center and Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. See pages 6 and 9. Read more »
Continue ReadingYes, the popular FX comedy series may have already brought sunshine to the minds of Philadelphia onlookers, but after spending three days in the city of brotherly love, I realized that it really does give visitors the warmth one wouldn’t necessarily expect from an East Coast destination. Not only do the members of the hospitality community act [...]
Continue ReadingSince March 4, 2011, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA) has been out of the construction business and immersed in the hospitality business. Boasting one million square feet of usable space and the largest contiguous exhibition space in the northeastern United States, the Convention Center now offers a best-in-class experience for meetings, tradeshows and conventions. [...]
Continue ReadingUnder construction since 2008, the $787 million annex to the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia is finally complete, the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (PCCA) announced this week. Officially opened during a March 4 ribbon-cutting ceremony, the expansion — which is one of the largest public works projects ever undertaken by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [...]
Continue ReadingThe Pennsylvania Convention Center’s $786 million expansion was officially dedicated Friday. Some 400 people attended the ribbon cutting, held in the grand entryway on Broad Street in Philadelphia. “We heard a thousand times this will not get done,” said Buck Riley, chairman of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. “Here we are today, on March 4th, with a [...]
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