Business View Magazine - Nov 2023

222 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 11 catalysts for meetings and convention business in the Baltimore Region, and all of that ancillary economic impact that happens because of it. We’re nestled right in the middle of downtown, steps away from the Inner Harbor and that iconic view of the Chesapeake Bay and the Baltimore National Aquarium. We are a short drive or light rail ride from BWI Airport, which is a fantastic regional hub for Southwest and international travel. We are proud that we are a city run and owned facility that has been doing this since 1979. And we’re not done yet.” Al Hutchinson, President and CEO of Visit Baltimore, adds his perspective, stating, “We are able to attract out of town conventions and meetings, that if it had not been for the convention center would not be in our community. So those events come to our community, and folks stay in a hotel. They spend money at our restaurants, they buy tickets to games, concerts, and museums. It’s no doubt that it’s an economic engine in our community, not to