Book a hotel in Boston, USA
Boston is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is considered the economic and cultural center of the region, and is sometimes regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England". Boston city proper had a 2007 estimated population of 608,352, making it the twenty-first largest in the country. Boston is also the anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region includes parts of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine; it includes 7.5 million people, making it the fifth-largest Combined Statistical Area in the United States.
Tourism comprises a large part of Boston's economy. Some of the major companies headquartered within the city are the Liberty Mutual insurance company; Gillette (now owned by Procter & Gamble); and Teradyne, one of the world's leading manufacturers of semiconductor and other electronic test equipment. New Balance has its headquarters in the city. Boston is also home to management consulting firms The Boston Consulting Group and Bain & Company, as well as the private equity group Bain Capital. Other major companies are located outside the city, especially along Route 128. Route 128 serves as the center of the region's high-tech industry. In 2006, Boston and its metropolitan area ranked as the fourth-largest cybercity in the United States with 191,700 high-tech jobs. Only NYC Metro, DC Metro, and Silicon Valley had bigger high-tech sectors. The Port of Boston is a major seaport along the United States' East Coast and is also the oldest continuously operated industrial and fishing port in the Western Hemisphere. Boston is classified as an "incipient global city" by a 2004 study group at Loughborough University in England. A 2008 study ranked Boston among the top 10 cities in the world for a career in finance. Business visitors will surely enjoy their stay in Boston. The available variety of splendid business hotels is a prerequisite to a productive official trip. Business travelers can easily reach Boston's exhibition grounds, or other points of interest in a matter of minutes. Regular city transportation and car hire services are available. |
| Visit trade shows in Boston, USA | ||||
| Trade Show | Start | Finish | ||
| ATC Congress 2012 | 2 Jun 2012 | 6 Jun 2012 | ||
| Bio 2012 | 18 Jun 2012 | 21 Jun 2012 | ||
| ESC Boston 2012 | 17 Sep 2012 | 20 Sep 2012 | ||
| AdvaMed 2012 | 1 Oct 2012 | 3 Oct 2012 | ||
| Railway Interiors Expo 2012 | 24 Oct 2012 | 26 Oct 2012 | ||
| IFAI Expo 2012 | 7 Nov 2012 | 9 Nov 2012 | ||
| AASLD 2012 | 9 Nov 2012 | 13 Nov 2012 | ||
| Boston Seafood Show 2013 | 10 Mar 2013 | 12 Mar 2013 | ||
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