路易斯安那州债券委员会批准6亿美元融资方案，新奥尔良会展中心Omni总部酒店将启动建设

After much public debate in New Orleans over how a planned Omni headquarters hotel at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center would be financed, the Louisiana Bond Commission approved on September 17 a revised $600 million financing package for the property. 

The deal puts more of a financial onus on the convention center rather than the general public for the hotel’s construction, and allows work to begin right away so that the property can debut in 2030 and potentially help the city convince the National Football League to hold the 2031 Super Bowl in New Orleans.

Set on a parcel of land directly across the street from the Morial Convention Center, the 1,000-plus-room Omni will have 100,000 square feet of meeting space of its own, including a ballroom that’s likely to be the largest in the city. Further, the property will feature a rooftop pool deck spanning roughly 15,000 square feet on level 7, with sweeping views of the city and the Mississippi River.

Walt Leger III, president and CEO of New Orleans & Co., said that the “State Bond Commission approval of the Omni headquarters hotel development is an important step forward for New Orleans and for Louisiana’s economy. … Meeting planners have consistently told us that a headquarters hotel is an important piece of the infrastructure New Orleans needs to remain a leading destination for meetings, conventions and events. 

"Cities across the country continue to invest aggressively in their convention districts, hotels and visitor infrastructure, and this project will strengthen New Orleans’ ability to compete.”

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Rob Carey serves as content manager, news and features for Meetings Today, where he leads coverage of the latest trends, issues, data and insights related to corporate meetings and incentives as well as association conventions and exhibitions.

Carey has been covering the business-events industry since 1992, when he was hired as an intern at Successful Meetings magazine in New York while still a student at Columbia University. During his 15 years at SM’s parent company Nielsen, Carey moved steadily through the ranks to become editorial director for Successful Meetings, Meeting News and the Meeting World conference and exhibition. SM and MN won several FOLIO: Eddie Awards for editorial coverage during his tenure.  

Carey then spent 11 years as principal of Meetings & Hospitality Insight, covering not just the MICE market for various industry publications but also writing about business disciplines such as hotel management, golf-facility management, small-business operations, middle-market leadership and others. And for several years he wrote the annual trends white paper for the International Association of Conference Centers.  

In 2018, Carey became a senior content producer for MeetingsNet, an Informa media brand, and a panel moderator for Informa’s Pharma Forum annual event. 

Come September 2025, he moved to Meetings Today.  

A native of New York,  Carey now resides in the Phoenix/Scottsdale metro area with his wife Kelley and their dog Ziggy.