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When it comes to landing the 2024 Democratic National Convention, one of Atlanta's biggest selling points will be the fact that it's relatively affordable to get a room downtown.
What's happening: Today, Democratic bigwigs scouting spots for the party's 2024 convention wrap up their grand tour of Atlanta, which is competing against Chicago, Houston and New York to host the multiday mega-event.
Details: Atlanta has roughly 30,000 hotel rooms, many of which are near MARTA rail, city officials note.
- Two-thirds of the hotel rooms delegates, officials and VIPs are expected to need are within one mile of State Farm Arena, a proposed venue for the convention.
- Plus, they're likely less expensive than what cost-minded convention organizers will find in rival cities.
Why it matters: The convention could pump more than $250 million into the Atlanta economy, city officials estimate based on previous conventions in Philadelphia and Denver.
- Atlanta last hosted the DNC in 1988.

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