Since opening its doors in October 1996, the World Trade Center Metro Manila became a pioneer in providing world-class exhibitions in the Philippines. It has become the preferred venue for various international and professional events like the ASEAN Summit and the Asia Pacific Economic Conference.
The management and staff continue to show that they have the experience and expertise to stage prestige shows in WTCMM’s Convention Hall.
What is a Conventional Hall?
A convention hall is a type of facility used for conducting large-scale events and conferences. Due to its size, events held here can gather thousands of individuals who share a common interest in one convenient location.
The large, enclosed area allows different industries to hold events for both public and private groups. This space can easily adapt and change depending on the kind of event being held. It can accommodate various seating arrangements as well.
What Can Be Done in a Convention Hall?
Due to its wide space, there are many kinds of events from various industries that can be held in a convention hall.
Corporate Events
A corporate event is any kind of event organized by a company. These can be conferences, parties, and even hospitality events.
Convention halls can hold corporate sales rallies, kick-offs, and team-building events. The wide space of convention halls allows companies to mount these events in multiple ways. Events can also take place at the same time since the halls often have soundproof operable walls.
Trade Shows
A trade show is an event that brings together members of a specific industry. During this event, companies can display, demonstrate, and talk about their latest products or services.
The same program is followed in trade shows. Workshops, breakout presentations, and speaker presentations are held. Companies are also given the chance to interact with the media regarding their product. Due to the various kinds of events that happen in trade shows, convention halls give them enough space to hold different programs simultaneously.
School Events
Many school events take place in an academic year. From fundraising events to graduation, schools need to find locations that can hold thousands of participants.
Convention halls can hold all kinds of events for schools since they can accommodate more than 15,000 people in one space. Its flexible space allows schools to set up for graduation rites or even a ticketed fundraising concert.
Religious Events
The space a convention hall offers is big enough to hold religious events. Different kinds of religious congregations can hold their regular Sunday services at a hall. They’ll be able to customize the space to theater set-up.
Sports Events
Sports events can be tricky to plan during the monsoon and rainy seasons. Convention halls provide these events with wide-open unobstructed space when outdoor venues are not available. Halls can easily be transformed into sports facilities year-round.
What Makes World Trade Center Metro Manila the Best Convention Hall in the Philippines?
The WTCMM is an accredited member of the World Trade Association with its headquarters in New York City, USA. It’s the first exhibition venue in the Philippines listed, recognized, and now a member of Union des Foires Internationales or UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry.
With outstanding credentials, the WTCMM also has amenities and features that make it the best conventional hall in the country.
A large designated venue
The World Trade Center Metro Manila has a total space of 18,276 square meters for indoor and outdoor events. Inside, there is a dedicated 8,300 square meters of event space while outdoor space covers 9,976 square meters at grade level.
The floors at WTCMM were ingeniously designed to cover only the ground level. This was done to address guests’ accessibility and give them an unobscured view of the entire floor area.
You’ll also find convenient and accessible floor boxes for water, electricity, and communications inside the convention hall. Aside from those, there is a drainage and water system available on the exhibition floor, making the WTCMM a suitable venue for irrigation, agriculture, and agrarian shows.
Even with a large designated venue, multiple events can happen simultaneously at WTCMM. Our movable partitions have acoustic wall treatment and are soundproof.
For trade shows and similar events, you can expect to have an almost equal share of foot traffic. WTCMM has a lobby space of 1,410 square meters where you can set up registration counters and a dining area for welcome cocktails.
Heavy Floor Load Capacity
The floor load capacity of WTCMM is 250 pounds per square foot. This makes the floors strong enough to take in heavy machinery and equipment as exhibition materials.
Exhibitors won’t have trouble bringing big pieces of machinery into WTCMM. Our loading bay has a capacity of up to a maximum of eight cargo trucks to load and unload materials at the same time. We also have wide entrance gates and ramps that allow 40-foot container vans to be driven directly into the hall.
Set-up Flexibility
The minimalistic design of WTCMM provides you with limitless possibilities. The exhibition hall can easily be dressed up, modified, and reconfigured depending on the event organizer’s specifications and requirements.
Our exhibition hall can also be separated into three areas to accommodate simultaneous functions. It can also be rented for a single extensive open space for large-scale shows like religious events, trade shows, and concerts.
An Accessible and Secure Location
The WTCMM complex is self-contained, making it perfect for even the most security-sensitive events. We have CCTV cameras installed, fully redundant power and water systems, and a fire protection system.
When it comes to location accessibility, we are located along Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City. The city is complemented by many hotels and cultural centers. It is a 15 – 20 minute drive away from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, making it easy for traveling guests to make it to the venue upon arrival in Metro Manila.
For those with private vehicles, the parking lot can hold up to 335 cars. It’s also easy for guests to book transportation from WTCMM.
Hold your next event in the best convention hall — World Trade Center Metro Manila!
The possibilities are endless at WTCMM’s convention hall. Make it the next venue for any upcoming event whether it be a conference, seminar, or trade show. Our convention halls can easily be transformed into the space you desire. Contact us now for more information by clicking here!