Why here?
GREEN BAY BULLETIN• Green Bay's
KI Convention Center recently completed a $23 million, 35,000-square-foot expansion and now offers 80,000 square feet in meeting and event space.
• The city is developing the 34-acre Titletown District just west of Lambeau Field. Plans for the major attraction include a public plaza with a park, a luxury hotel and a restaurant/brewery. The project should debut in fall 2017.
GO SOUTH
Celebrated as the waterpark capital of the world, Wisconsin Dells, along the Wisconsin River, also offers natural wonders, attractions, entertainment, gaming and James Beard-worthy cuisine.
MILWAUKEE
Local Update
• Next August, the city will debut the Westin Milwaukee, a 220-room property that will offer fine dining, a lobby bar, a gym, 9,000 square feet of meeting space, and stunning views of Lake Michigan and the downtown skyline. The hotel is close to Northwest Mutual's corporate headquarters; the Wisconsin Center; the Milwaukee Art Museum, and the myriad shops and restaurants on the three-mile Milwaukee RiverWalk.
• In nearby Brookfield, the Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield has opened following a $10 million renovation and rebranding of the former Brookfield Suites Hotel and Convention Center. The 203-room property offers casual dining, a fitness center, a pool and 6,000 square feet of meeting space, plus convenient access to Miller Park, the Milwaukee Zoo and the 200-acre Wisconsin State Fair Park.
• A new two-tower, 500-room hotel is being pitched for the city's downtown sector. The $280 million proposal is accented by approximately 103,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space; it is one of two plans that developers hope will vitalize a two-acre city-owned parcel just west of the 188,695-square-foot Wisconsin Center.
• Beginning on March 9, Delta Air Lines will inaugurate a new daily nonstop flight between Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, establishing connections to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, as well as Japan, China and South Korea. Delta is Milwaukee's second-largest carrier.
WAREHOUSE PARTY
The Pritzlaff is a stylish complex of four historic warehouses totaling 26,000 square feet of space, recently renovated to accommodate events for up to 1,200 attendees. The rustic structures date from 1875.
TOP LINKS
Wisconsin will host its first U.S. Open golf championship in June this year at the Erin Hills Golf Course, northwest of Milwaukee. The acclaimed facility -- ranked by Golf Digest among the top 10 public courses in the country -- also has corporate retreat space, accommodations and dining.
Meeting Hotels: Milwaukee offers more than 16,000 guest rooms. Properties include the 729-room Hilton Milwaukee City Center, 483-room Pfister Hotel, 481-room Hyatt Regency Milwaukee, 381-room Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, 243-room DoubleTree by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, 243-room DoubleTree Hotel Milwaukee City Centre, 221-room InterContinental Milwaukee, 205-room Milwaukee Marriott Downtown, 169-room Courtyard by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown, 159-room Park East Hotel, 158-room Kimpton Journeyman, 155-room SpringHill Suites Milwaukee Downtown, 138-room Hampton Inn & Suites Milwaukee Downtown and 133-room Radisson Hotel Milwaukee North Shore.
To find and compare hotels, and send RFPs, visit mcvenues.com.
Convention Centers: Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park; exhibit space, approximately 200,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, four; (414) 266-7300
Wisconsin Center; exhibit space, 188,695 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 28; (414) 908-6000
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena; exhibit space, 41,000 square feet; seats, 12,700; number of meeting rooms, two; (414) 908-6000
Milwaukee Theatre; exhibit space, 31,897 square feet; seats, 4,087; number of meeting rooms, five; (414) 908-6000
Airport Transit: General Mitchell International Airport, eight miles south of downtown Milwaukee. Transfer cost to downtown, $25-$30 by taxi, $15 by Go Riteway Airport Shuttle. Both Uber and Lyft operate in Milwaukee.
Taxes: Room tax, 9.5%; sales tax, 5.5%; total tax on hotel rooms, 15.1%
Group Venue: Home to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra as well as the Milwaukee Ballet Co. and the Florentine Opera Co., the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts also is a dynamic group venue that can accommodate up to 2,300 attendees. Amenities include a variety of meeting and reception spaces, including the 496-seat Todd Wehr Theater for presentations; state-of-the-art meeting technology; fine catering; covered parking with skywalk access, and on-site 24-hour security. (414) 273-7121
Contact: Visit Milwaukee, (414) 273-3950 or (800) 576-6466