WASHINGTON, DC-Last week's topping off ceremony for the Marriott Marquis here signals the eventual arrival of another major venue for what is becoming a burgeoning conference business for DC area hotels.
The 15-story, $520-million Marriott Marquis, which will be connected to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center through an underground walkway, is expected to open May 1. Marriott officials are already booking conferences there as other hotel executives say they are seeing a boost in the number of conventions coming to the DC area.
The American Society of Training and Development has booked 700 of the hotel's 1,175 rooms for its annual convention to be staged in early May 2014.
“We are seeing a definite uptick in bookings, particularly starting in 2016,” said Greg O'Dell, president and chief executive of Events DC, which owns and markets the convention center. “This hotel will be a game-changer for us.” See story in the Washington Post.
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