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WHY MINNEAPOLIS? Weather REALITY
PERCEPTION
NO ONE HANDLES WINTER AS WELL AS US, AND OUR SUMMERS ARE GORGEOUS.
MINNEAPOLIS IS TOO COLD.
HOTSPOT
ACTIVITIES VITAMIN D
One of the Hottest 13 Travel Destinations of 2013
Get out and play where there are more golfers per capita than any other state
Smiles and Sunshine more days of sun than Chicago or Indianapolis
PGA.com
Travel+Leisure
SKYWAYS
ON TIME
Always dry and 72° in the eight miles of climatecontrolled skyways
Least amount of weather-related delays among all airports Travel+Leisure
city-data.com
NOAA
13 #1 94 8 #1 Rates REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS IS TOO EXPENSIVE.
THE ATTENDEE COST IS QUITE LOW.
SPEND $100 AND YOU GET
MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO
DENVER
Planning on grabbing a sandwich and coffee while you read the paper from the airport to your meeting or hotel? You could end up spending quite a bit more in other cities. GET ONE OF EACH AND IT WILL COST YOU IN MINNEAPOLIS
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+
+
$57.01
IN CHICAGO
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+
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$65.44
IN DENVER
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$88.30
Sources: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, Taxi Fare Finder.com
Location REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS? ISN’T THAT ‘FLYOVER-LAND?’
WE’RE ACTUALLY THE PERFECT MIDDLE GROUND.
Seattle 2:45 Portland 2:48 Chicago 1:03
Denver 1:30
Boston 2:43
Detroit 1:27
New York 2:30 Washington D.C. 2:09
St. Louis 1:09
San Francisco 3:06
Los Angeles 3:04
Phoenix 2:38 Atlanta 2:07
Dallas 1:56 New Orleans 2:20
3 hours or less non-stop flight
Not only are we no more than three hours away from you, but we’re right in the middle of the conversation. Look who’s talking about us:
Repeat Visitor REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS? I WAS THERE 10 YEARS AGO.
THEN YOU HAVEN’T REALLY SEEN MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW & UPDATED VENUES
TCF Bank Stadium University of MN
MN Multi-Purpose Stadium MN Vikings (Coming in 2016)
Target Field MN Twins
The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts
Brave New Workshop
Guthrie Theater
NEW MICRO BREWERIES
Surly Brewing Company
Fulton Beer
Northbound Brewpub
Minneapolis Town Hall Tap
612 Brew
Harriet Brewing
Indeed Brewing Company
Dangerous Man Brewing
NEW TRANSPORTATION
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Uber Cab
ZipCar
Nice Ride
NEW & RENOVATED HOTELS DOWNTOWN
Hilton Minneapolis
$14M Renovation
Millennium Hotel
$22M Renovation
Hyatt Regency
Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown
$50M Renovation and Expansion
Hyatt Place
Radisson Plaza Downtown
$20M Renovation
$28M Renovation
$17M Renovation
Convention Hotels REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH ROOMS NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER
WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF ROOMS ALL WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE MCC. City blocks from the Minneapolis Convention Center
1 BLOCK
Minneapolis
1 BLOCK 1 BLOCK 1.5 BLOCKS 1.5 BLOCKS 1.5 BLOCKS 3 BLOCKS 3 BLOCKS
4 BLOCKS
Stay where you’re comfortable, keep racking up your preferred hotel brand points, and stay under the same roof with the extensive Minneapolis skyway system.
Cultural Mecca PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS HAS NOTHING TO DO.
FROM THEATER DEBUT TO RIVERFRONT VIEW
REALITY
MINNEAPOLIS IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND URBAN SOPHISTICATION
FROM MUSKIE TO MONET FROM FROZEN FOUR TO PERFECT SCORE
FROM SKYLINE TO FINE DINING
FROM PARKS TO PRADA
FROM TAX-FREE TO TAXIS
FROM FOUR-STAR TO STARGAZING
FROM LIGHT RAIL TO BIKE TRAIL
From five professional sports teams to the second-most theater seats per capita in the nation, there’s always something to do in Minneapolis.
PERCEPTION
NO ONE HANDLES WINTER AS WELL AS US, AND OUR SUMMERS ARE GORGEOUS.
MINNEAPOLIS IS TOO COLD.
HOTSPOT
ACTIVITIES VITAMIN D
One of the Hottest 13 Travel Destinations of 2013
Get out and play where there are more golfers per capita than any other state
Smiles and Sunshine more days of sun than Chicago or Indianapolis
PGA.com
Travel+Leisure
SKYWAYS
ON TIME
Always dry and 72° in the eight miles of climatecontrolled skyways
Least amount of weather-related delays among all airports Travel+Leisure
city-data.com
NOAA
13 #1 94 8 #1 Rates REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS IS TOO EXPENSIVE.
THE ATTENDEE COST IS QUITE LOW.
SPEND $100 AND YOU GET
MINNEAPOLIS
CHICAGO
DENVER
Planning on grabbing a sandwich and coffee while you read the paper from the airport to your meeting or hotel? You could end up spending quite a bit more in other cities. GET ONE OF EACH AND IT WILL COST YOU IN MINNEAPOLIS
+
+
+
$57.01
IN CHICAGO
+
+
+
$65.44
IN DENVER
+
+
+
$88.30
Sources: ACCRA Cost of Living Index, Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, Taxi Fare Finder.com
Location REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS? ISN’T THAT ‘FLYOVER-LAND?’
WE’RE ACTUALLY THE PERFECT MIDDLE GROUND.
Seattle 2:45 Portland 2:48 Chicago 1:03
Denver 1:30
Boston 2:43
Detroit 1:27
New York 2:30 Washington D.C. 2:09
St. Louis 1:09
San Francisco 3:06
Los Angeles 3:04
Phoenix 2:38 Atlanta 2:07
Dallas 1:56 New Orleans 2:20
3 hours or less non-stop flight
Not only are we no more than three hours away from you, but we’re right in the middle of the conversation. Look who’s talking about us:
Repeat Visitor REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS? I WAS THERE 10 YEARS AGO.
THEN YOU HAVEN’T REALLY SEEN MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW & UPDATED VENUES
TCF Bank Stadium University of MN
MN Multi-Purpose Stadium MN Vikings (Coming in 2016)
Target Field MN Twins
The Cowles Center for Dance & the Performing Arts
Brave New Workshop
Guthrie Theater
NEW MICRO BREWERIES
Surly Brewing Company
Fulton Beer
Northbound Brewpub
Minneapolis Town Hall Tap
612 Brew
Harriet Brewing
Indeed Brewing Company
Dangerous Man Brewing
NEW TRANSPORTATION
METRO Blue Line
METRO Green Line
Uber Cab
ZipCar
Nice Ride
NEW & RENOVATED HOTELS DOWNTOWN
Hilton Minneapolis
$14M Renovation
Millennium Hotel
$22M Renovation
Hyatt Regency
Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown
$50M Renovation and Expansion
Hyatt Place
Radisson Plaza Downtown
$20M Renovation
$28M Renovation
$17M Renovation
Convention Hotels REALITY
PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS DOESN’T HAVE ENOUGH ROOMS NEAR THE CONVENTION CENTER
WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF ROOMS ALL WITHIN EASY WALKING DISTANCE OF THE MCC. City blocks from the Minneapolis Convention Center
1 BLOCK
Minneapolis
1 BLOCK 1 BLOCK 1.5 BLOCKS 1.5 BLOCKS 1.5 BLOCKS 3 BLOCKS 3 BLOCKS
4 BLOCKS
Stay where you’re comfortable, keep racking up your preferred hotel brand points, and stay under the same roof with the extensive Minneapolis skyway system.
Cultural Mecca PERCEPTION
MINNEAPOLIS HAS NOTHING TO DO.
FROM THEATER DEBUT TO RIVERFRONT VIEW
REALITY
MINNEAPOLIS IS THE PERFECT BLEND OF NATURAL BEAUTY AND URBAN SOPHISTICATION
FROM MUSKIE TO MONET FROM FROZEN FOUR TO PERFECT SCORE
FROM SKYLINE TO FINE DINING
FROM PARKS TO PRADA
FROM TAX-FREE TO TAXIS
FROM FOUR-STAR TO STARGAZING
FROM LIGHT RAIL TO BIKE TRAIL
From five professional sports teams to the second-most theater seats per capita in the nation, there’s always something to do in Minneapolis.
