A. The population for Memphis: 650,100 and Shelby County: 897,472.
Memphis Metro Area (Tipton/Fayette/Shelby/DeSoto/Crittenden counties): 1,135,614.
A. The Memphis International Airport is 12 miles from Downtown Memphis.
A. Find out more information about Memphis' weather here.
A. The Memphis Cook Convention Center has 190,000 square feet of exhibit space. Total square footage for the center is 350,000.
A. Memphis offers over 20,000 rooms citywide. The following is a breakdown of rooms by area:
- Downtown Memphis - 3,872
- Airport & South Memphis - 6,564
- East Memphis - 8,479
- West Memphis - 1,406
- Mississippi/Tunica - 6,300
A. The largest hotel in Memphis is Memphis Marriott Downtown Hotel with 600 rooms and 12,434 square feet of meeting space. The hotel adjoins the Memphis Cook Convention Center which has 350,000 square feet of meeting space including a 125,000 square-foot column-free exhibit hall.
A. The Peabody Hotel has 468 rooms and 84,000 square feet of meeting space.
A. Downtown Memphis has approximately 100 restaurants (includes fine dining and fast food).
A. Yes,
Yellow Cab and
Tennco Downtown Shuttle offer transportation services.
A. Hotels use the
Tennco Downtown Shuttle.
Typical costs are $15 one-way and $25 for round-trip.
A. The Memphis International Airport (Airport code: MEM) is the hub of Delta Airlines. Other major airlines that fly into Memphis include:
- Delta/Northwest/KLM Airlines
- American Airlines
- United Airlines
- Continental Airlines
- AirTran
- USAirways Airlines
A. No. Tennessee is a "Right to Work" state.