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AREA GUIDES Center City on the Airport Line, which stops at the Pennsylvania Convention Center and hotels. STATS HOTEL ROOMS PhiladelphiaMarriott Downtown 1,410 Loews Philadelphia Hotel Hampton City Center Courtyard byMarriott, Philadelphia Downtown The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Sheraton Philadelphia City Center 581 251 498 303 759 WHOYOUGONNACALL? Philadelphia CVB – (215) 636-3300 www.PhiladelphiaUSA.travel Philadelphia MAC – (215) 636-3300 www.philadelphiamac.org HERSHEY HARRISBURG Dozens of small towns and vibrant cities sprinkle their unique flavors throughout the Hershey Harrisburg region. Hershey, affectionately known as “The Sweetest Place on Earth,”® is where the aroma of the town’s world- famous chocolate lingers in the air. Founded in 1903 by Milton Hershey, families. The capital city of Harrisburg, complete with concert halls, fine restau- rants and museums for many interests, is a popular destination for those crav- ing the culture, cuisine and nightlife of a welcoming metropolitan center. Browse the city’s eclectic art galleries and peruse the downtown and midtown shops found along Second and Third streets. Come evening, you’ll be ready for the excitement that this vibrant city can bring. Other options include the cozy ham- let of Hummelstown, with its wealth of family-owned attractions and restau- rants; Marysville, perfect for outdoor enthusiasts; Newport, for visitors truly looking to get away from it all and com- mune with nature; and Millersburg, offering visitors a true taste of home- town nostalgia and a plethora of art gal- leries, antique shops and verdant parks. To complement its small town flavor, Hershey Harrisburg boasts some out- standing meeting properties, like: the 665-room Hershey Lodge & Convention Center with 33 meeting rooms, the largest of which can accommodate up to 4,000 theater-style and 2,400 for ban- quets; The Hotel Hershey, with 234 rooms and space for 360 at sit down din- ners; The 174-room Central Hotel and space; 326-room Hilton Harrisburg, with over 38,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; Radisson Hotel Harrisburg Hershey, with over 30,000 sq. ft. of convention space; and Sheraton Harrisburg- Hershey, with over 15,000 sq. ft. of meet- ing space. The Hershey Harrisburg region is rich with history, from museums and attrac- tions to reenactments and exhibits all dedicated to showcasing Pennsylvania’s past. Check out stops on the Civil War Trails — there’s enough here to keep even the biggest history buff entertained. Harrisburg International Airport pro- vides daily, nonstop service to 13 destina- tions and hundreds of connections. WHOYOUGONNACALL? Hershey Harrisburg CVB – (717) 231-2991 www.hersheyharrisburg.org VALLEY FORGE For meeting planners looking for the ideal place to host a business meeting, convention, or tradeshow, the Valley Forge area shineswith nearly 7,500 hotel rooms spread throughout 50 hotels – 14 full service convention hotels and eight state-of-the-art conference centers among them. Just 18 miles outside of Harrisburg Skyline at night this chocolate-themed town is the per- fect spot for site-seeing excursions, themed events and spousal activities for conference delegates traveling with 48 Photo Credit: Hershey Harrisburg CVB Conference Center, with 15,000 sq. ft. of meeting space; 196-room Harrisburg Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, with 15,000 sq. ft. of meeting Philadelphia, this heavily corporate but green countryside offers affordability, excellent facilities, easy access by air and rail, and is situated at the crossroads of fourmajor interstate highways. Black Meetings & Tourism January/February 2011: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com