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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Orleans, the ageless dowager, hosted 770 conventions, 535,000 delegates, $139 million. Attractions: 20,000 hotel rooms, 330,000 sq. ft. exhibition space; superb cuisine, Ol' Man River, night life, Superdome, magnolia charm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Hosts to the Most | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

Washington, the serious man's convention site, brought in 850 meetings, 750,000 delegates, $247.5 million. Attractions: 35,000 hotel rooms, 250,000 sq. ft. exhibition space; museums, monuments, performing arts, political contacts, capital glamour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Hosts to the Most | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

Houston, rising Sunbelt center, registered 340 conventions, 630,000 delegates, $166 million. Attractions: 30,000 hotel rooms, 1.3 million sq. ft. exhibition space, Astrodome, shopping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Hosts to the Most | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

Kansas City, heartland magnet, lured 525 conventions, 618,000 delegates, $133 million. Attractions: 17,000 hotel rooms, 186,000 sq. ft. exhibition space, steakhouses, symphony, shopping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Hosts to the Most | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

...Vegas, tinsel Gomorrha, held its own with 400 conventions, 600,000 delegates, $225 million. Attractions: 42,620 hotel rooms, 550,000 sq. ft. exhibition space, shows and gambling, what else...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: The Hosts to the Most | 12/18/1978 | See Source »

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