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Originally Posted by dustygoon
I know what you are saying and mostly agree. More larger conventions would be huge benefit to Calgary. But at only 15,000 hotel rooms in the city and many of those not centralized, the accommodations are a limiting factor for "the largest". Westin has 500 rooms. Ryman hotel properties (largest non-gaming) are around 2,000 per hotel. The 40th largest convention in Vegas was 10,000 people.
What is the Telus convention center? Does it have rooms?
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There definitely is a shortage of hotel rooms in the city, but I think with the construction of the convention centre there will be an increased appetite from hotel companies to build more here. If City Centre Phase II goes ahead, that will be a residence tower with a five-star Ritz Carlton in it (from what I can remember). Rumour has it there is a planned hotel north of the convention centre site as well. These are just off the top of my head, too.
There's lots of room for growth. Hell, maybe even residence / hotel conversions of current office towers will be an option too.