Expensive and dirty: due to poor conditions, San Francisco lost the conference that took place there for 20 years

Oracle, a large technology company in Silicon Valley, has moved its annual OpenWorld conference to Las Vegas, Nev., Due to high hotel prices and “poor conditions” in San Francisco, California. Writes about this Fox News.

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The loss of OpenWorld, which took place in San Francisco for about 20 years, raises new concerns about whether the city’s struggle with homelessness, open drug use and street violence can scare away tourism and other activities.

“For the industry, for the city, the cancellation of a major conference means a lot,” said Kevin Carroll, executive director of the San Francisco Hotel Council, which represents hoteliers.

Oracle decided to abandon the conference in the city, although recently, San Francisco authorities have invested $ 551 million in the reconstruction and expansion of the Moscone Center conference center, where OpenWorld has been held for years.

It is expected that the cancellation of the conference will cost the city about $ 64 million per year from economic activity. OpenWorld annually attracts about 60 000 people. But many participants complained about the cost of hotels in the city and “poor street conditions”.

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According to an October survey by Cheaphotels.org, San Francisco is considered the fourth most expensive city in the US market for hotels after Nashville, Boston and San Jose, California. While in San Francisco the average price for a double room in a three-star hotel is $ 214 per night, in Las Vegas the cost of a room of the same type averages about $ 69 dollars per day.

Under the contract, Oracle moved its event to Las Vegas for 3 of the year, the conference will be held at the Caesars Forum conference center, which is scheduled to open in 2020 ..

U.S. President Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized the authorities in San Francisco and other major cities in California for examples of dysfunction caused, in their opinion, by the state being led by Democrats.

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