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2020 DALLAS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 109 INDUSTRY | HOSPITALITY 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 2 1 11 10 Chefs and Head Cooks 2,276 | $24.59 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 23,635 | $17.07 Customer Service Representatives 95,821 | $16.56 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 5,907 | $11.35 Source: 2019.4 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed Meeting and Exhibition Facilities 1 The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 2 Hilton Anatole Hotel 3 Music Hall at Fair Park 4 Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center 5 Fort Worth Convention Center 6 Sheraton Dallas Hotel 7 Dallas Market Hall 8 Hyatt Regency Dallas at Reunion 9 Will Rogers Memorial Center 10 InterContinental Dallas 11 Omni Dallas Hotel Other Civic and Convention Sites 12 Addison Conference Centre 13 Allen Event Center 14 Arlington Convention Center 15 Denton Expo Center 16 Frisco Conference Center 17 Hurst Conference Center 18 Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas 19 Plano Convention Centre 20 Richardson Civic Center Number of Hospitality Businesses 1 40 216 DFW is the Most Visited Metropolitan Area in Texas Industry Accommodation and Food Services 14,824 338,637 Avg. Employment Establishments Nearly 340,000 people are employed in the hospitality industry in the DFW area, among thousands of employers. DALLAS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE 2020 108 INDUSTRY | HOSPITALITY Hospitality The Dallas-Fort Worth region has a robust hospitality industry presence that can handle meeting and convention events of all sizes and types, whether an annual meeting for a major national association or a short-lead executive board meeting requiring the utmost security and service. The market includes a large base of hotel facilities, ranging from budget to luxury within 15 minutes of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. This helps make the region a convenient destination for meetings that require travel from points throughout the United States. Central business districts in Dallas and Fort Worth are half an hour from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, while downtown Dallas is just 10 minutes away from Dallas Love Field. Both Dallas and Fort Worth— as well as the surrounding suburbs—offer major convention facilities with flexible space, along with robust entertainment and lodging amenities at a wide range of price points. Legend: Occupation Jobs | Median hourly earnings General and Operations Managers 60,590 | $51.47 Marketing Managers 5,169 | $62.86 Sales Managers 10,058 | $59.95 Food Service Managers 4,636 | $24.42 Major Annual Events by Attendance Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Est/Avg Attendance State Fair of Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,514,637 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,216,140 Addison Kaboom Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500,000 Toyota Dallas Holiday Parade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450,000 Main Street Fort Worth Arts Fest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400,000 Grapefest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261,000 Fort Worth Mayfest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade and Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 Scarborough Renaissance Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 BMW Dallas Marathon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,000 AT&T Byron Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,270 Taste of Dallas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150,000 Dallas St. Patrick’s Day Parade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000 Dallas Blooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,000 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,000 Red River Showdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96,332 Richardson Wildflower Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70,000 Big 12 Conference Football Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,191 North Texas Irish Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,000 All-Star National Cheerleading Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,538 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,365 Addison Oktoberfest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,000 Fan Expo Dallas Comic Con. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,898 Dallas Dia de los Muertos parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000 Dallas International Film Festival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,000 Recent Major Events by Economic Impact Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct Spending GoodYear Cotton Bowl Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,252,699 Red River Showdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,201,961 National Cheerleaders Association National Championship . . . . . $42,335,416 Dr Pepper Dallas Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$38,257,757 Mary Kay Annual Seminar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $37,059,052 American Thoracic Society International Conference . . . . . . . . . . . $34,821,830 Specialty Graphic Imaging Association Printing United . . . . . . . . . . $31,783,331 Texas FFA Association Annual Convention and Trade Show . . . . . . .$15,403,134 UIL Spirit State Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,288,326 American Cheerleaders Association National Championships . . . . $8,226,986 Major Hotels and Resorts Cambria Hotel & Suites Canopy by Hilton Dallas Uptown Canvas Hotel Fairmont Dallas Four Seasons Resort Dallas at Las Colinas Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center Great Wolf Lodge Grapevine Hilton Anatole Hilton Dallas Lincoln Centre Hilton Dallas Plano Granite Park Hotel Crescent Court Hotel ZaZa Dallas Hyatt Regency Dallas Hyatt Regency DFW International Airport Hyatt Regency North Dallas Richardson InterContinental Hotel Dallas Le Meridien The Stoneleigh Lorenzo Hotel Magnolia Dallas Downtown Marriott Dallas Addison Quorum By The Galleria Marriott Dallas Fort Worth Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle Marriott Dallas Fort Worth Solana Marriott Dallas Plano at Legacy Town Center Omni Dallas Convention Center Hotel Omni Fort Worth Hotel Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas Renaissance Dallas at Plano Legacy West Hotel Renaissance Dallas Hotel Renaissance Dallas Richardson Hotel Ritz-Carlton Dallas Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek Sheraton Hotel Dallas The Adolphus, Autograph Collection The Ashton The Highland Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton The Joule The Statler Hotel Dallas, Curio Collection by Hilton The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel W Dallas - Victory Warwick Melrose Hotel Dallas Westin Dallas Downtown Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Westin Dallas Park Central
