Greater Raleigh Rallies

Raleigh, N.C., already hosts a lot of regional and association meetings, according to Martin Armes, director of communications and marketing for the Greater Raleigh CVB. But they have been out on larger meetings for two reasons: The existing Raleigh Convention and Conference Center is inadequate, and there’s no full-service hotel in walking distance to serve as convention headquarters. "We have an abundance of inquiries," says Armes. "But unfortunately we don’t have the facilities to