What's Now and What's Next: Charlotte
The Queen City reigns supreme as a destination for meetings, conferences, trade shows and events.
Charlotte at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 178
Average meal cost
USD 42
Largest hotel
700 rooms
Total hotels
166
Total rooms
27,197
Number of convention centers
1
Convention center space
1,340,771 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
200,000 sq. ft.
Highlights of Charlotte
1. Built for Better Meetings
Based on survey results and feedback, Charlotte’s built for better meetings by investing $126.9 million toward expanding the Charlotte Convention Center.
2. Easy to Access
Home to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the seventh busiest airport in the world in operations and the second largest hub for American Airlines, making Charlotte a breeze to access from anywhere.
3. A Haven for Culture
It's a craft beer mainstay and a booming metropolis for big business. And with Southern grace and metropolitan style, it plays host to a vibrant arts and music scene, renowned museums that tout its intriguing history, and a professional sports stronghold that spans NFL football to NASCAR.
4. Unforgettable Adventures
From its Olympic-level whitewater rafting to its NASCAR heritage, award-winning theme park, and mile upon mile of beautiful scenery, the Queen City is an explorer's paradise. It's a haven of charming eateries and fine-dining establishments.
1. Built for Better Meetings
Based on survey results and feedback, Charlotte’s built for better meetings by investing $126.9 million toward expanding the Charlotte Convention Center.
2. Easy to Access
Home to the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, the seventh busiest airport in the world in operations and the second largest hub for American Airlines, making Charlotte a breeze to access from anywhere.
3. A Haven for Culture
It's a craft beer mainstay and a booming metropolis for big business. And with Southern grace and metropolitan style, it plays host to a vibrant arts and music scene, renowned museums that tout its intriguing history, and a professional sports stronghold that spans NFL football to NASCAR.
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Convention Centers
Conveniently located in Uptown Charlotte, just 7 miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and within walking distance of more than 5,500 Center City hotel rooms, the Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention space. The facility offers a full-service inhouse Food and Beverage department, inhouse catering department, centrally located food court, complimentary Wi-Fi on meeting level of the facility, UPS Store, visitor information center with gift shop, and a preferred in-house audiovisual provider with complete inventory of equipment and professional technicians.
The Charlotte Convention Center is committed to operate in a manner that drives environmental change, our sustainable efforts include recycling efforts, environmentally friendly products, and energy saving initiatives.
The Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention facility, with over 600,000 square feet of total accessible space, including 280,000 sf of contiguous Exhibit Hall space, 2 Ballrooms, and 55 meeting rooms.
The Charlotte Convention Center is currently undergoing a $126.9 million expansion that will be available for contracting in summer 2021. The convention center will remain open and be able to accommodate groups in the unaffected meeting and exhibit spaces.
Expansion details:
- The expansion will add more than 50,000 square feet of meeting room and prefunction space, bringing the total sellable square footage to about 600,000 square feet.
- There will be 55 total individual breakout spaces (up from 40), which includes 50 meeting rooms and the ability to divide the 35,000-square-foot Richardson Ballroom into four 7,700-square-foot breakout spaces.
- Additional flexible meeting space related to the expansion will include two 10,000-square-foot spaces, each divisible into 19 different configurations with seating capacities from 200 to 1,200 theater-style.
- An over-street pedestrian walkway will be added to The Westin Charlotte, along with two new hotels that are part of the Crescent Communities mixed-use development and the LYNX Blue Line light rail Stonewall Station, which provides access to abundant dining, retail, and nightlife.
The Charlotte Convention Center is committed to operate in a manner that drives environmental change, our sustainable efforts include recycling efforts, environmentally friendly products, and energy saving initiatives.
The Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention facility, with over 600,000 square feet of total accessible space, including 280,000 sf of contiguous Exhibit Hall space, 2 Ballrooms, and 55 meeting rooms.
The Charlotte Convention Center is currently undergoing a $126.9 million expansion that will be available for contracting in summer 2021. The convention center will remain open and be able to accommodate groups in the unaffected meeting and exhibit spaces.
Expansion details:
- The expansion will add more than 50,000 square feet of meeting room and prefunction space, bringing the total sellable square footage to about 600,000 square feet.
- There will be 55 total individual breakout spaces (up from 40), which includes 50 meeting rooms and the ability to divide the 35,000-square-foot Richardson Ballroom into four 7,700-square-foot breakout spaces.
- Additional flexible meeting space related to the expansion will include two 10,000-square-foot spaces, each divisible into 19 different configurations with seating capacities from 200 to 1,200 theater-style.
- An over-street pedestrian walkway will be added to The Westin Charlotte, along with two new hotels that are part of the Crescent Communities mixed-use development and the LYNX Blue Line light rail Stonewall Station, which provides access to abundant dining, retail, and nightlife.
Convention center space
270000 sq. ft.
Largest room space
200000 sq. ft.
Largest exhibit space
280000 sq. ft.
Conveniently located in Uptown Charlotte, just 7 miles from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and within walking distance of more than 5,500 Center City hotel rooms, the Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention space. The facility offers a full-service inhouse Food and Beverage department, inhouse catering department, centrally located food court, complimentary Wi-Fi on meeting level of the facility, UPS Store, visitor information center with gift shop, and a preferred in-house audiovisual provider with complete inventory of equipment and professional technicians.
The Charlotte Convention Center is committed to operate in a manner that drives environmental change, our sustainable efforts include recycling efforts, environmentally friendly products, and energy saving initiatives.
The Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention facility, with over 600,000 square feet of total accessible space, including 280,000 sf of contiguous Exhibit Hall space, 2 Ballrooms, and 55 meeting rooms.
The Charlotte Convention Center is currently undergoing a $126.9 million expansion that will be available for contracting in summer 2021. The convention center will remain open and be able to accommodate groups in the unaffected meeting and exhibit spaces.
Expansion details:
- The expansion will add more than 50,000 square feet of meeting room and prefunction space, bringing the total sellable square footage to about 600,000 square feet.
- There will be 55 total individual breakout spaces (up from 40), which includes 50 meeting rooms and the ability to divide the 35,000-square-foot Richardson Ballroom into four 7,700-square-foot breakout spaces.
- Additional flexible meeting space related to the expansion will include two 10,000-square-foot spaces, each divisible into 19 different configurations with seating capacities from 200 to 1,200 theater-style.
- An over-street pedestrian walkway will be added to The Westin Charlotte, along with two new hotels that are part of the Crescent Communities mixed-use development and the LYNX Blue Line light rail Stonewall Station, which provides access to abundant dining, retail, and nightlife.
The Charlotte Convention Center is committed to operate in a manner that drives environmental change, our sustainable efforts include recycling efforts, environmentally friendly products, and energy saving initiatives.
The Charlotte Convention Center is the city's premier meeting and convention facility, with over 600,000 square feet of total accessible space, including 280,000 sf of contiguous Exhibit Hall space, 2 Ballrooms, and 55 meeting rooms.
The Charlotte Convention Center is currently undergoing a $126.9 million expansion that will be available for contracting in summer 2021. The convention center will remain open and be able to accommodate groups in the unaffected meeting and exhibit spaces.
Expansion details:
- The expansion will add more than 50,000 square feet of meeting room and prefunction space, bringing the total sellable square footage to about 600,000 square feet.
- There will be 55 total individual breakout spaces (up from 40), which includes 50 meeting rooms and the ability to divide the 35,000-square-foot Richardson Ballroom into four 7,700-square-foot breakout spaces.
- Additional flexible meeting space related to the expansion will include two 10,000-square-foot spaces, each divisible into 19 different configurations with seating capacities from 200 to 1,200 theater-style.
- An over-street pedestrian walkway will be added to The Westin Charlotte, along with two new hotels that are part of the Crescent Communities mixed-use development and the LYNX Blue Line light rail Stonewall Station, which provides access to abundant dining, retail, and nightlife.
Convention center space
270000 sq. ft.
Largest room space
200000 sq. ft.
Largest exhibit space
280000 sq. ft.