Recap: A Year of Growth for Meetings in Atlantic City
December 15, 2015
Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission had a tremendous year in 2015, which included landing two major industry shows for 2016. Meeting Professionals International and TEAMS each selected Atlantic City as their convention host city.
In 2015, future hotel room night bookings are projected to be up 34 percent over last year and in just two years, hotel room night bookings have doubled. Also, future convention delegate spending is up 31 percent over 2014 and projected delegate spending is up 70 percent over the past two years. The total Meet AC projected production year end will consist of 228,986 room nights and delegate spending will reach up to $185,639,748. In addition, for every $1 of luxury tax Meet AC invested in 2015, it’s returning $23 back to our local economy.
Jim Wood, president and CEO for Meet AC stated, “I am very pleased with the accomplishments that Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission have achieved in a short amount of time. The meeting and convention industry is vital and helps support the overall tourism industry in Atlantic City.”
Jeff Albrecht, general manager of the Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel and Meet AC chairman said, “While serving as chairman of Meet AC, I am pleased with the growth and progress the Meet AC team has attained. Atlantic City is taking meetings and conventions to the next level.”