| Orlando is not just a perfect getaway for families | | | | augmenting the community's status in the process. |
| who want to enjoy their holidays but also a lair to | | | | Together with the vision to boost the local economic |
| most of the businessmen who want to hold their | | | | status of Orlando, the center also imparts new |
| business meetings some place. As a matter of fact, | | | | monetary funding to escalate business opportunities |
| Orlando seizes the second largest convention center | | | | to the local community. |
| designed for the public in hosting significant annual | | | | The presence of Orange County Convention Center |
| events and trade shows. Considered as the main | | | | has truly brought a significant impact in the economy |
| convention center of Central Florida, the OCCC is | | | | of Orlando and the entire Florida. In fact, the Center |
| recently deemed as the second biggest convention | | | | congregates around a million delegates in every year, |
| center in the United States of America next to | | | | resulting to $1.9 billion dollars of annual contribution to |
| McCormick Place in Chicago. The huge complex is | | | | the economy of the Central Florida. Besides the billion |
| located along the south end of International Drive as | | | | dollar contribution, the Center conventions also |
| well as in the tourist spot in Orlando. | | | | improve local employment where a lot of Floridians |
| Aside from being the center for both local and | | | | are provided with working opportunities. Over one |
| international economic sessions, OCCC is also widely | | | | thousand businesses have also benefited from the |
| known as "The Center of Hospitality." It is called so in | | | | Center conventions. |
| accordance to its main objective to provide every | | | | The success of the Center in hosting significant |
| guest with an outstanding service possible. It has | | | | events as such with the annual trade shows is again |
| been so many years that the OCCC serves as the | | | | manifested in the year 2005 as it exceeds Chicago in |
| primary venue for the famous annual events in | | | | bringing in over two-hundred fifty events to the |
| Orlando including The Home and Garden Show, Hot | | | | Central Florida with approximately 1.4 million guests |
| Summer Boat Show, Pampered Pet Expo and the | | | | from different places. The sufficient number of hotel |
| Southern Women's Show. | | | | accommodations surrounding the center makes it the |
| With the mission to uphold economic development in | | | | center of destination for many tourists in the |
| the Central Florida, the Orange County Convention | | | | country. And the availability of variety of |
| Center hosts the significant trade shows, the | | | | theme-parks, night and daytime fun and |
| regional, national and international conventions and | | | | entertainment and the warm weather have also |
| meetings. And in order to maintain the center's | | | | allured more convention planners to head on to the |
| excellent reputation, all the OCCC staff makes sure in | | | | Orange County Convention Center, which apparently |
| providing outstanding service to all their guests and | | | | results to the significant economic development in |
| clienteles utilizing the center anytime. This way, would | | | | Orlando city and the entire state of Florida. |
| stimulate every client's desire to revisit, thereby | | | | |