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San Francisco Travel warns Moscone expansion needs nearby hotel rooms to capture lost conventions
Summary
San Francisco Travel told the Planning Commission the Moscone Convention Center expansion and additional nearby hotel rooms — ideally a 600-room convention hotel within walking distance — are essential to avoid losing large conventions and recover hundreds of millions in visitor spending.
San Francisco Travel President Joe D’Alessandro told the Planning Commission on Aug. 1 that visitor demand in San Francisco is at historic levels and that the city risks losing convention business unless it pairs the planned Moscone Convention Center expansion with substantial nearby hotel development. “We’re at historic levels in terms of visitor demand for San Francisco,” D’Alessandro said in the department presentation.
D’Alessandro said visitors generated roughly $9 billion in spending last year and support…
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