Experience "The Power of Philadelphia"

The Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau, the newly expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center and EXPO magazine are pleased to announce "THE POWER OF PHILADELPHIA." This special new report covers the strength and value of Philadelphia as a major convention, exhibition and meeting host city and provides event producers with analysis of current site-selection trends and best practices.

Philadelphia’s downtown, known as Center City, is one of the most accessible, compact tourism and convention areas in the nation. Some Philadelphia facts that make us one of the premier meeting destinations include:

Traveling to Philadelphia is only one hour and 20 minutes from New York City and 1 hour and 45 minutes from Washington, D.C. via Amtrak’s Acela Express line. Thirty airlines serve Philadelphia International Airport providing 625 daily nonstop flights to and from 121 domestic and 36 international destinations. The region is particularly strong in a number of knowledge-based industry sectors, including Life Sciences, Chemicals, Financial Services and Information Technology. In fact, the region’s Life Sciences sector was ranked #2 in the nation by the Milken Institute in 2009.