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We actually have dozens and dozens of reasons as to why you should book a meeting in Atlanta, but here are our top 10. If you want more information on any of these, please contact us and we will provide our personalized assistance (that's number 1, by the way).
1. Your business is our business.
Our attendance-building programs and personalized services have garnered Successful Meetings & Convention magazine's prestigious Pinnacle Award for Service for 16 consecutive years.
2. Atlanta makes sense when cents are important.
Average price of a hotel room in metro Atlanta is $84
Average price of a one-way domestic airline ticket is $172
Georgia is a right-to-work state, which dramatically impacts labor rates.
3. Variety is the spice of life and the recipe for a great meeting!
More than 10,000 hotel rooms at every price point in the 8-block area of the convention corridor.
Multiple convention centers and 2.1 million square feet of flexible exhibit space.
Room to grow, all in one great destination.
4. Change planes to do business
or change where you do business.
80% of the U.S. population is within a two-hour flight of Atlanta.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the most accessible airport in the world with nonstop service to 150 domestic and 95 international cities in 57 countries.
The airport will add a new international terminal in 2012.
5. Business Lives in Atlanta
Atlanta has the fourth largest base of Fortune 500 company headquarters in the U.S.
Forbes Magazine has declared Atlanta the best city for business and careers.
6. Leave a Mark...or Not
With national headquarters of several nonprofits, Atlanta offers corporate and social responsibility programs that can start here and move with you.
The Zero-Waste Zone program at Atlanta hotels diverts waste from landfills to recycling facilities, minimizing your meeting's footprint.
Atlanta is the third Greenest City for its LEEDCERTIFIED Projects according to Business Facilities magazine.
7. What happens in Atlanta, we tell the world about!
National Geographic Traveler lists our city as one of the top 50 places to visit in a lifetime.
More than $7.7 billion in hospitality product will open over the next four years including four major attractions in the convention corridor.
8. Atlanta has stepped up to the table.
Atlanta boasts more than 500 Zagat-rated restaurants, 45 Wine Spectator award winning restaurants, 14 AAA four- and five-Diamond restaurants and 18 DiRoNa Award Winners.
9. Shopaholic, music-loving theater buffs are always welcome!
Atlanta is home to a Grammy Award-winning symphony, Tony Award-winning theater, the country's oldest continually operating ballet and 51 neighborhood playhouses.
Atlanta is the number two city in the U.S. for shopping space per capita.
10. Balance your business with pleasure.
Atlanta has six professional sports teams all with facilities Downtown and top annual sporting events including the PGA TOUR Championship, FedEx Cup, Chick-fil-A College Kickoff, the Chick-fil-A Bowl and SEC Football Championship.
Blessed with a mild climate year-round, Atlanta's 57 public golf courses can be enjoyed any season of the year.