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Nags Head Beach Ramada Plaza

If you are looking for a conference center, convention center, or trade show location that is paradise, inside the building and out – especially out – look no further than the Ramada Plaza on Nag’s Head Beach.

Nag’s Head, North Carolina, is part of the breathtakingly beautiful Outer Banks, home of the planet’s loveliest beaches.  Some of the most famous lighthouses of our time are here, along with much of our country’s pirate history.  That’s right:  I said PIRATE.  Ocracoke Island, also part of Nags Head, was home to the notorous Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard. 

The Ramada Plaza itself is a place of comfort, convenience, and plenty of room for whatever function you are planning, be it a reunion, party, reception, retreat, wedding, conference, convention, or trade show – of almost any size, too.  Small?  Medium?  Large?  Extra Large?  the Nag’s Head Beach Ramada Plaza can accommodate your every need.

Just look at that view from this conference room!

All of this can be found at the Ramade Plaza Nags Head Beach Hotel, 1701 S. Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil HIlls/Nags Head, NC 27948

Contact information: Phone: 252-441-2151    FAX:  252-441-1830

E-mail:  info@ramadainnnagshead.com

After your meetings, dinners, etc. are over, your attendees can step out of the hotel onto the beach, and experience the wonder that is the Outer Banks. There are many historic places within a short drive from the hotel, too. The Lost Colony of Roanoke and Kill Devil Hills (where the Wright Brothers flew that first airplane) are two of many fascinating places to visit.  Drive a little south onto the ferry at the southern tip of the islands, and your car and you will be on your way to Ocracoke Island, where you can eat at the famous Howard’s Pub, visit the British Cemetary, and explore the pirate museum, among other things.

Wilmington Convention Center

North Carolina will soon have an awesome convention center!

The Star News Online gives us this information about the almost-completed Wilmington Convention Center:

For decades, the prospect of a convention center in Wilmington has loomed on the horizon, just out of reach.

Now, after years of planning, it’s within sight. As of October 2009, the convention center and attached parking deck was about 50 percent built, with an anticipated completion date of late August 2010.

The center and 581-space attached parking deck are located on a 9-acre tract on Nutt Street on the banks of the Northeast Cape Fear River in the northern part of downtown Wilmington.

Construction — which began in March 2008 and will cost about $60 million — and operations of the convention center are being paid for mainly by an additional sales tax on hotel and motel stays within the Wilmington city limits. The room-occupancy tax was approved by the state legislature early this decade. Revenues from parking and other center operations will also help pay for the center.

J.M. Thompson Co. is the main contractor. SMG is managing the center, and the Wilmington/Cape Fear Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau is assisting in marketing it to meeting planners and potential conventioneers. Supporters envision the convention center as a way to attract thousands of visitors to the city each year, who will spend money at area businesses and might return later with families or friends. They also say it will create jobs for local residents and spark further economic development downtown. . . .

Details

Where: Located on 9 acres along the Cape Fear River on Nutt Street in downtown Wilmington
Space: About 107,000 square feet, including 48,000 square feet of meeting space; covered outdoor seating with views of the Cape Fear River
Parking: 581-space parking deck
Economic impact: Expected to provide about 1,200 jobs to the economy. Expected to add $600,000 to the city tax base and $900,000 to the county tax base annually.
Timeline: Groundbreaking was in December 2007. Construction began in March 2008. Facility is expected to open in August 2010.

You can watch the new Wilmington Convention Center’s live construction feed!

The Wilmington Convention Center is taking your reservations.