Atlanta competes to host 2024 Democratic National Convention

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.