Description: Title: Current Issues in Convention & Exhibition Facility Development by Robert Nelson About the Book: Increase tourism in your community by designing and expanding your local convention and exposition services!This book provides you with solutions to the issues that can arise during the planning and production phases of constructing a facility as part of a community’s tourism infrastructure. In Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development, you’ll find diverse perspectives from experts in a range of disciplinesincluding public policy, tourism, convention management, and urban planning. As more communities attempt to gain a share of the economically important meetings and exhibition market, this critical resource will aid university faculty, state and city government officials, and convention and visitors’ bureaus.Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development examines the reasons why certain communities should create convention, event, or tourism centers. The strategies and tips presented in this book can help you select the most appropriate course of action for any given community, from locating the best area to build a center, to allocating space for an exhibition center in an already existing public building. This extensive guide addresses the political, economical, and environmental concerns that can prevent a convention center from ever leaving the drawing board.This book offers you practical advice on a number of concepts, including:linear planning in the first phaseten questions communities must confrontDedicated Convention Centers (DCC)the mother lode of convention/exhibit tourismcapitalizing on the union of two industriesconventions and casinosthe definition of success in the lifetime of a convention centercapturing a share of the market without interfering with local venuesthe facts behind the illusionsinvestigating the empirical evidence behind the central myths of the convention and tradeshow industryCurrent Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development is generously enhanced with figures, tables, models, and case studies to illuminate the facts you need to know to stay competitive. Measures: 6 x 9 Hardcover no Dust Jacket as issued, 164 pages Condition: Good clean solid condition with bright, tight, clean pages. "Review Copy Not For Resale" stamped on the closed book page edges. Stock# 03-219-1124
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Location: Toledo, Ohio
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Subject Area: Référence, Architecture, Language Arts & Disciplines, Business & Economics
Publication Name: Current Issues in Convention and Exhibition Facility Development
Publisher: Routledge
Item Length: 8.8 in
Subject: Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism, General, Library & Information Science / General
Publication Year: 2004
Type: Textbook
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 0.7 in
Author: Robert R. Nelson
Personalized: No
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 17 Oz
Item Width: 6.1 in
Number of Pages: 164 Pages
