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Convention center space Indianapolis: .................. 749,000 square feet New Orleans: ..................................... 1 million Hotel rooms, metro area Indianapolis: ....................................... 33,793 New Orleans: .......................................38,200 Hotel rooms, downtown Indianapolis: ..........................................7,102 New Orleans: ....................................... 21,000 Room nights booked (2011) Indianapolis: ..................................... 734,991 New Orleans: .................................. 1,256,441 Annual budget Indianapolis: $14.6 million New Orleans: $10.1 million Big Easy bests Indy in all but promo costs and visitors New Orleans’ vaunted tourism and convention business far exceeds activity in Indianapolis. QUICK HITS Promotion staff Indianapolis: .............................................. 60 New Orleans: ...............................................74 Annual visitors Indianapolis: ................................... 20 million New Orleans: .................................. 8.8 million Downtown restaurants Indianapolis: 250 New Orleans: 532 Major conventions (2012) Indianapolis: National FFA Convention, Gen Con Indy, Fire Department Instructors Conference, CEDIA Expo, Episcopal Church general convention, Dealer Expo, International Motorsports Industry Show, JamFest cheer Super Nationals New Orleans: American Rental Association, Anheuser-Busch Inc., American Pharmacists Association, Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, American College of Physicians, American Academy of Neurol- ogy, Oncology Nursing Society, CTIA-The Wireless Network Major events (2012) Indianapolis: Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, Indiana State Fair, Big Ten Football Championship, One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and 5K Run, Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration New Orleans: Allstate Sugar Bowl, Bowl Cham- pionship Series Championship, Southern Conference Basketball Tournament, NCAA Men’s Final Four, Mardi Gras, French Quarter Festival, Jazz Festival, Essence Festival, Satchmo Fest, Crescent City Classic Marathon Major attractions Indianapolis: White River State Park (Indianapolis Zoo, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art), Central Canal, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Conner Prairie New Orleans: French Quarter, Garden Dis- trict, Riverfront, Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Insectarium, Bourbon Street, Streetcars, plantation homes, Arts District, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Harrah’s Casino, Faubourg Marigny, Treme, Magazine Street shopping, Cafe Du Monde Downtown attractions Indianapolis: White River State Park (India- napolis Zoo, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art), Central Canal New Orleans: French Quarter, Riverfront, Aquar- ium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Insectarium, Bourbon Street, Streetcars, Arts District, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Harrah’s Casino, Faubourg Marigny, Treme, Cafe Du Monde, French Market Sources: Visit Indy, New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau New Orleans boasts nearly three times more downtown hotel rooms and lures visitors with such attractions as the French Quarter and its riverfront. Photo courtesy New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau

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Page 1: Big Easy bests Indy in all but promo costs and visitors...Big Easy bests Indy in all but promo costs and visitors New Orleans’ vaunted tourism and convention business far exceeds

20 • november 12-18, 2012 • IndIanapolIs BusIness Journal

focus x hospitality/meetings/tourism x pages 15-21

Convention center spaceIndianapolis: .................. 749,000 square feet

New Orleans: ..................................... 1 million

Hotel rooms, metro areaIndianapolis: ....................................... 33,793

New Orleans: .......................................38,200

Hotel rooms, downtownIndianapolis: ..........................................7,102

New Orleans: .......................................21,000

Room nights booked (2011)

Indianapolis: .....................................734,991

New Orleans: ..................................1,256,441

Annual budgetIndianapolis: $14.6 million

New Orleans: $10.1 million

Big Easy bests Indy in all but promo costs and visitors

New Orleans’ vaunted tourism and convention business far exceeds activity in Indianapolis.

quick hits Promotion staffIndianapolis: .............................................. 60

New Orleans: ...............................................74

Annual visitorsIndianapolis: ...................................20 million

New Orleans: ..................................8.8 million

Downtown restaurantsIndianapolis: 250

New Orleans: 532

Major conventions (2012)

Indianapolis: National FFA Convention, Gen Con Indy, Fire Department Instructors Conference, CEDIA Expo, Episcopal Church general convention, Dealer Expo, International Motorsports Industry Show, JamFest cheer Super Nationals

New Orleans: American Rental Association, Anheuser-Busch Inc., American Pharmacists Association, Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses, American College of Physicians, American Academy of Neurol-ogy, Oncology Nursing Society, CTIA-The Wireless Network

Major events (2012)

Indianapolis: Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400, Indiana State Fair, Big Ten Football Championship, One America 500 Festival Mini-Marathon and 5K Run, Indiana Black Expo Summer Celebration

New Orleans: Allstate Sugar Bowl, Bowl Cham-pionship Series Championship, Southern Conference Basketball Tournament, NCAA Men’s Final Four, Mardi Gras, French Quarter Festival, Jazz Festival, Essence Festival, Satchmo Fest, Crescent City Classic Marathon

Major attractionsIndianapolis: White River State Park

(Indianapolis Zoo, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art), Central Canal, Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Conner Prairie

New Orleans: French Quarter, Garden Dis-trict, Riverfront, Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Insectarium, Bourbon Street, Streetcars, plantation homes, Arts District, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Harrah’s Casino, Faubourg Marigny, Treme, Magazine Street shopping, Cafe Du Monde

Downtown attractionsIndianapolis: White River State Park (India-

napolis Zoo, Indiana State Museum, NCAA Hall of Champions, Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art), Central Canal

New Orleans: French Quarter, Riverfront, Aquar-ium of the Americas, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Insectarium, Bourbon Street, Streetcars, Arts District, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Harrah’s Casino, Faubourg Marigny, Treme, Cafe Du Monde, French Market

Sources: Visit Indy, New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau

New Orleans boasts nearly three times more downtown hotel rooms and lures visitors with such attractions as the French Quarter and its riverfront.

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