New Orleans offers a combination of world-class sports infrastructure, walkability, culture, and hospitality that few destinations can match. Event organizers benefit from major venues located within a compact downtown footprint, allowing attendees to easily access hotels, restaurants, attractions, and event venues without extensive transportation needs.
New Orleans at a Glance
- Hotel Rooms
- 26,000
- Hotel Tax Rate
- 15 percent plus 2.5 percent tourism support assessment and $1 to $3 per room, per night depending on hotel size
- Major Facilities
- Caesars Superdome is an indoor multipurpose venue and has a seating capacity of 66,000
- Smoothie King Center is a multipurpose venue with a seating capacity of 16,800
- City Park has more than 1,300 acres and is home to cross country, running, golf, and rowing
- Shrine on Airline is a professional-grade baseball facility
- Convention Center
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center boasts more than 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space and hosts sports like volleyball, cheer and dance, martial arts, wrestling, and more.
- Contact
New Orleans & Company, neworleans.com.
