CHICAGO — Trade Show Executive’s (TSE) World’s Top Convention Centers (WTCC) directory is an essential resource for trade show organizers. It offers listings of 299 venues in North America and abbreviated listings of 349 venues abroad. WTCC features trade show venues with 50,000 square feet (sq. ft.) or more of prime exhibit space, and each listing includes details such as notable venue features and management contact information.
Among the exhibition sites added to the WTCC 2023 are: The World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Florida. The venue is most often used for equestrian events, but it also has the capacity to host trade shows with 264,600 square feet of premier exhibit space and 438,360 square feet of flex space.
Resorts World Las Vegas is another new addition to the roster. This all-in-one resort opened in June 2021 on the site that was formerly the Stardust Resort and Casino. Not only is it located near the Las Vegas Convention Center, but it also features substantial exhibition space with 95,000 square feet of premier exhibit space, 63,165 square feet of meeting space, and 125,197 square feet of multi-purpose space.
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Another new announcement to watch in the Canadian section of the WTCC is Westerners Park in Red Deer, Alberta. With a new exhibit hall built in 2019, the complex has expanded its capacity to 51,500 sq. ft. of premier exhibit space, as well as 20,066 sq. ft. of meeting space and 120,378 sq. ft. of multi-purpose space.
THE Fontainebleau Las Vegas represents another new addition to the WTCC. The grand opening in mid-December is fast approaching, where the venue will debut its 105,264 square feet of premier exhibition space, 97,924 square feet of meeting space and 83,293 square feet of multi-purpose space. After a lengthy development that began in 2007, the complex will now join the many event spaces that fill Las Vegas.
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To submit a venue for consideration in TSE’s World’s Best Convention Centers directory, email Carson Stoolmiller at carsons@tradeshowexecutive.com.