This paper examines meeting planners’ rating of seven US convention
cities not only as overall destinations but also on specific city attributes
that are important in site selection. Regression analysis showed that
promotional appeal of the city had a significant effect in the overall ratings
of destinations. In addition, results suggested that different attributes are
significant for different cities in explaining their convention, exposition and
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