miami beach convention center
Greater Miami and Beaches Welcomes a Record-Breaking 16.5 Million Overnight Visitors and Reported 6.8 Million “Day Trippers” in 2018
the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau | May 2, 2019
MIAMI, May 2, 2019 -- The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) announced today a record-breaking 16.5 million overnight visitors in 2018, up +3.5% compared to 2017, along with 6.8 million Day Trippers for a total visitor number of 23.3 million. The record-breaking visitor volume led to an economic impact of nearly $18 billion, fueled mostly by international visitors who contributed an estimated +54% of the total economic impact. In 2018, the travel and hospitality sector employed a record 142,100 people while Greater Miami's hotel market ranked in the top 10 among the top 25 hotel markets in the U.S. according to S...
Convention Headquarter Hotel Approved for $620 Million Newly Reimagined Miami Beach Convention Center
the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau | November 7, 2018
MIAMI – November 7, 2018 – The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) today applauds the City of Miami Beach voter super-majority approval to lease public land for a privately-funded convention headquarter hotel connected to the newly renovated and reimagined $620 million Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC). The yes vote on ballot item #388 sets in motion the completion of Greater Miami's convention center district. The future 800-room convention headquarter hotel to be located at the intersection of 17th street and Convention Center Drive is considered the missing ingredient in the destination's meetings an...
