bacva sales presentation
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Want to make your next meeting a success in every way? Plan on it in Baltimore, an exciting city with surprises around every corner. With a major renaissance underway including groundbreaking growth in accommodations and meeting facilities, nightlife, and attractions just a short walk away from our expanded Convention Center-Baltimore is your place to meet.TRANSCRIPT
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Then & Now: Baltimore History
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A Blue Collar and Agricultural Heritage
Then…
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Baltimore’s Big Makeover
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An Easy, Breezy Cosmopolitan City
Now…
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Site of an Epic Battle
Then……
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A Major Attraction and Historical ShrineNow…
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An Industrial Waterfront
Then……
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An Urban Renewal Success Story Now…
The Stunning INNER HARBOR
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Harbor East
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West Side
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Baltimore’s Convention Center Community
Baltimore’s Convention Community
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An Accessible Community
• 7,000 rooms within walking distance
• 4,000 committable rooms
• Overhead walkways link to Inner Harbor, hotels and fine dining
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An Accessible Community
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Baltimore Convention Center
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Baltimore Convention Center
• 300,000 square feet of exhibition space• 50 meeting rooms • 36,672-square-foot ballroom
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The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel
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The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel
• Scheduled to open August 2008• 757 rooms–including 19 suites• 60,000 square feet of flexible meeting space
(25,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom & 15,000 square-foot Junior Ballroom)
• Underground parking (750 spaces)• 5,000 square feet of dining space
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The Hilton Baltimore Convention Center Hotel
• Only hotel connected to the Convention Center via enclosed, climate-controlled sky-bridge
• Located directly across the street from Camden Yards
• Features a fully equipped fitness center and large indoor pool
• Includes Finn & Porters Restaurant • Walk to Inner Harbor and Hippodrome Theatre
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Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel
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Baltimore’s Tremonts Suite Hotels
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Sheraton City Center
• Exciting Changes at the Wyndham Baltimore Inner Harbor!
• $30 million dollar renovation
• August 2006 - North Tower guestroom renovations began!
• November/December - 2006 - Complete Lobby Renovation
• December 2006 - North Tower guestroom and Lobby Renovation Complete!
• January - February 2007 - All lobby level meeting space to be renovated
• February - July 2007 - South Tower guestrooms to be renovated
• Spring 2007 - Fitness center renovation and expansion
• August 2007 - Remainder of meeting space to be renovated.
• Fall 2007 - Project Complete - Welcome to our new Hotel!
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Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore
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Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Hotelat Camden Yards
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Baltimore Marriott - Waterfront
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Renaissance Harborplace Hotel
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Hyatt Regency Baltimore
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A Walkable District with an Ambassador Force
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Baltimore: Easy to Get Here
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Easy to Get Here
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Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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• 15 minutes from the Inner Harbor• Super Shuttle/Light Rail Service• 714 average daily arrivals and departures• 64 average daily nonstop destinations• 52 carriers–hub for major airlines
Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Penn Station
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• Amtrak’s fifth busiest station
• Serves more than 855,000 passengers each year
• Major stop for Amtrak’s high-speed AcelaExpress service
• MARC commuter–an easy connection to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Penn Station
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An Easy Drive
City Miles Approximate Driving Time
Washington, DC 39 57 minutesAtlantic City, NJ 155 2 hours, 45 minutesNew York, NY 192 3 hours, 15 minutesPhiladelphia, PA 103 1 hour, 54 minutesPittsburgh, PA 248 4 hours, 15 minutesRichmond, VA 152 2 hours, 38 minutes
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Easy to Enjoy
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Water Taxi
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• Serve more than 35 attractions
• Offer a unique way to travel • Feature ports around the Inner Harbor,
Fell’s Point, Fort McHenry and more
Ed Kane’s Water Taxis
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There’s Always Something New in Baltimore
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National Aquarium in Baltimore Animal Planet Australia: Wild ExtremesNational Aquarium in Baltimore Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes
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Sports Legends at Camden Yards
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Frederick Douglass -Isaac Myers Maritime Park
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The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum
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Maryland Science Center
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Geppi’s Entertainment Museum
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Heritage Walk
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The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
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Dining Experiences to Savor
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Dining Experiences to Savor
• Chesapeake Bay Cuisine on the Waterfront
• Eateries at Harborplace and the Gallery• Dozens of Choices in Surrounding
Neighborhoods
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Baltimore’s Charming NeighborhoodsA Gateway to More Attractions and Fine Dining
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Mount Vernon: An Arts & Culture Destination
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Fell’s Point & Canton: Maritime History Comes Alive
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Little Italy: Casual and Fine Dining in a Historic Neighborhood
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Walk on the Wild Side: Baltimore Nightlife
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Walk on the Wild Side: Baltimore Nightlife
• Dance the night away at Power Plant Live!• Get a good belly laugh at Rascals Comedy
Club • Rock with the bands at Rams Head Live
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Unique Venues for Parties and Receptions
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
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American Visionary Art Museum
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The Walters Art Museum
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Baltimore Museum of Art
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Evergreen House
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M&T Bank StadiumM&T Bank Stadium
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Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Baltimore is Tops
• Frommer’s Top 10 Up-And-Coming Destination for Summer Travel – 2005
• #7 Top Arts Destinations (American Style – 2006)
• #1 Hospital–Johns Hopkins Hospital (U.S. News and World Report – 2005)
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Baltimore is Tops
• #10 Favorite U.S. City for African Americans (Black Enterprise – 2004)
• #1 America’s Fittest City (Men’s Fitness – 2006)
• #10 Best Walking Cities (Prevention – 2005)
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Top Medical Institutions
• Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions• University of Maryland: Maryland General
Hospital• Kennedy Krieger Institute• Mercy Medical Center• St. Agnes HealthCare
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