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Orange County
Convention Center: The Center for Local and International
Economic Development Sessions in Orlando
Orlando is not only a
famous travel destination for families and travel groups
wanting to see the major tourist spots but it is also a
well-liked place of visit for business travelers. As a
matter of fact, Orlando seizes the second largest convention
center designed for the public in hosting significant annual
events and tradeshows. Considered as the main convention
center of Central Florida, the OCCC is recently deemed as
the second biggest convention center in the United States of
America next to McCormick Place in Chicago. The huge complex
is situated in a major tourist spot in Orlando, on the South
end of the International Drive.
Aside from being the
center for both local and international economic sessions,
OCCC is also widely known as "The Center of Hospitality." It
is called so in accordance to its main objective to provide
every guest with an outstanding service possible. It has
been so many years that the OCCC serves as the primary venue
for the famous annual events in Orlando including The Home
and Garden Show, Hot Summer Boat Show, Pampered Pet Expo and
the Southern Women's Show.
With the mission to
uphold economic development in the Central Florida, the
Orange County Convention Center hosts the
significant trade shows, the regional, national and
international conventions and meetings. And in order to
maintain the center's excellent reputation, all the OCCC
staff makes sure in providing outstanding service to all
their guests and clienteles utilizing the center anytime.
This way, would stimulate every client's desire to revisit,
thereby augmenting the community's status in the process. In
line with the goal to boost local economy, the center
imparts new money and escalating business opportunities to
the local community.
The presence of
Orange County Convention Center has truly
brought a significant impact in the economy of Orlando and
the entire Florida. In fact, the Center congregates around a
million delegates in every year, resulting to $1.9 billion
dollars of annual contribution to the economy of the Central
Florida. Besides the billion dollar contribution, the Center
conventions also improve local employment where a lot of
Floridians are provided with working opportunities. Over one
thousand businesses have also benefited from the Center
conventions.
The success of the Center
in hosting significant events as such with the annual trade
shows is again manifested in the year 2005 as it exceeds
Chicago in bringing in over two-hundred fifty events to the
Central Florida with approximately 1.4 million guests from
different places. The sufficient number of hotel
accommodations surrounding the center makes it the center of
destination for many tourists in the country. And the
availability of variety of theme-parks, night and daytime
fun and entertainment and the warm weather have also allured
more convention planners to head on to the
Orange County Convention Center, which
apparently results to the significant economic development
in Orlando city and the entire state of Florida.
Mark and Susan Whichard are Orlando tourism experts and write frequently about attractions in and around Orlando.
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