Choosing a location for your trade show exhibit may be based on a variety of things, such as location, convenience, affordability, weather, or local attractions. For example, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Southern California are popular locations, due to their year-round golf, resort weather, local attractions, and affordable hotels. If you are basing your decision on raw square footage, and the need for plenty of hotel rooms, you might want to refer to this list of of top 25 convention centers. According to a report by the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA), the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) and the Institute of Business Travel Management, these facilities are in cities that are the busiest places in terms of convention visits.
1. McCormick Place Chicago, IL
2. Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV
3. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC
4. Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL
5. Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA
6. Dallas Convention Center Dallas, TX
7. The Moscone Center San Francisco, CA
8. Nashville Convention Center Nashville, TN
9. San Diego Convention Center San Diego, CA
10. Ernest Morial Convention Center New Orleans, LA
11. Colorado Convention Center Denver, CO
12. Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center San Antonio, TX
13. Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix, AZ
14. Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA
15. John B. Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA
16. Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, PA
17. Minneapolis Convention Center Minneapolis, MN
18. Austin Convention Center Austin, TX
19. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York, NY
20. Washington State Convention & Trade Center Seattle, WA
21. Renaissance Conference Center Detroit, MI
22. Convention Center of Tampa Tampa, FL
23. America's Center Convention Complex St. Louis, MO
24. Riverside Convention Center Riverside, CA
25. George R. Brown Convention Center Houston, TX
