Cincinnati USA Facts

Cincinnati City Skyline

What’s New

  • More than $2 billion in development and revitalization in the downtown/riverfront area
  • 2009 Openings: Groundbreaking of The Banks, Historic Vine Street Village entrance at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Jellyfish at The Newport Aquarium, Bootsy's produced by Jeff Ruby.
  • 2008 Openings: The Bank of Kentucky Center at NKU, Ride The Ducks Newport, Giraffe Ridge at The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, Oceanaire Seafood Room Restaurant in Downtown Cincinnati.
  • 2006 Openings: Duke Energy Convention Center, Fountain Square. McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restuarant.
  • 2004 Openings: National Underground Railroad Freedom Center and the Reds Hall of Fame & Museum
  • 2003 Openings: Great American Ball Park, Contemporary Arts Center, Hofbrauhaus Newport, and the Cincinnati Wing at the Cincinnati Art Museum

Accommodations

  • Seven downtown hotels – five within a three block radius and connected by the Skywalk system, one NOW OPEN in Walnut Hills, near Downtown Cincinnati
  • 3,000 first class downtown hotel rooms; 230 total suites
  • Six major ballrooms with a total of 50,000 square feet of space

Duke Energy Convention Center

  • 200,000 square feet of contiguous exhibit space divisible into three independent halls
  • Up to 37 deluxe meeting rooms
  • 40,000 square foot elegant Grand Ballroom and 17,500 Junior Ballroom
  • Skywalk link to hotels, restaurants, retail shops and 1000 parking spaces
  • New state-of-the-art fiber optics voice, data and internet capabilities

Transportation/Accessibility

  • Located within one hour’s flight or a day’s drive of 60% of the U.S. population
  • Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is served by 8 airlines and is Delta Air Lines’ second largest hub
  • Offers nearly 350 daily departures (4,600+ seats), serving 80 destinations worldwide
  • Non-stop international service to major European destinations
  • Airport is 15 minutes from downtown Cincinnati
  • Shuttle $20 one way/$35 round trip via Airport Executive Shuttle
  • Taxi $27 one way up to four people

Attractions

  • Sports: Cincinnati Reds baseball; Cincinnati Bengals football; Division I Collegiate Sports; NASCAR; and thoroughbred racing
  • Shopping: Saks 5th Avenue, Tiffany & Co., Macy’s and more within walking distance
  • Arts: Cincinnati Art Museum, Contemporary Arts Center, Aronoff Center for the Arts; National Underground Railroad Freedom Center; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Taft Museum of Art, and many more.
  • Fun: Paramount’s Kings Island with the NEW Diamondback Roller Coaster, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal; Newport Aquarium; Reds Hall of Fame and Museum; BB Riverboats, Coney Island with the NEW Twister water slide, and more!

Corporations

  • Fortune 500 Companies with headquarters in Cincinnati - American Financial Corp., Chiquita Brands International, Macy's Department Stores, AK Steel Holding, Omnicare, Fifth Third Bancorp, Ashland, Kroger Co., Procter & Gamble and Western-Southern Insurance
  • Leader in production of machine tools, playing cards, soaps and detergents, building materials, cans, chemicals, clothing, cosmetics, electronic equipment and jet engines and valves 2