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ST. LOUIS: NEW AND WORTHY OF NOTE TO THE CORPORATE TRAVELER:
MetroLink - St. Louis' light rail line has service to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. Travelers can catch MetroLink inside both the main airport terminal and the East Terminal. The sleek and efficient train stops at stations near the America's Center convention complex, major downtown hotels, the riverboat casinos and many other attractions. The fare from the airport to downtown costs only $3.75.
Many of St. Louis' world-class visitor attractions are free including the Saint Louis Zoo, Art Museum, Science Center and History Museum. Also open free of charge are the Anheuser-Busch Brewery, the beautiful Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis, the Grant's Farm animal preserve and the Museum of Westward Expansion beneath the Arch. Corporate travelers are invited to explore St. Louis after their business meetings and discover the River City's rich history, charming neighborhoods, sports, cultural life and thriving music club and restaurant scenes. Free copies of the Official St. Louis Visitors Guide are available by calling the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission at 1-800-916-0037 or by clicking on our web site at www.explorestlouis.com.
Conference Center - America's Center is the only convention center in the country which contains an IACC certified conference center - The St. Louis Executive Conference Center.
The Business Center at America's Center - St. Louis' convention facility offers business services from faxing and photocopying to teleconferencing and a specialized exhibitor concierge service.
Hotels - St. Louis offers 7,600 hotel rooms downtown, and more than 35,000 hotel rooms in metropolitan St. Louis.
Convention Center Expansion History - America's Center, in the heart of downtown St. Louis, opened in 1977. In 1993, the building opened its first expansion, doubling in size and adding a conference center, a 1,411-seat theatre, a 28,000 square foot ballroom, and 502,000 square feet of prime exhibit space. The Edward Jones Dome at America's Center opened in Fall 1995, adding 70,000 seats to the massive convention complex.
On January 27, 1999 more than 104,000 people filled the America's Center complex to participate in the Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II. The historic event was reported to be the largest indoor gathering ever held in the United States.
St. Louis has hosted a number of important corporate groups. For the names and telephone numbers of corporate planners who have been to St. Louis or are planning future meetings in St. Louis, call Mary Hendron in the CVC public relations office at 1-800-325-7962.
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