LOS ANGELES — The roughly 5,000 Democratic Party delegates and 15,000 members of the media expected to visit during the Democratic National Convention learned Tuesday where they will be staying, as convention planners released the names of 84 hotels being booked.
In planning for the August 14-17 convention inside Staples Center Arena, nearly 18,000 rooms were reserved in hotels throughout Los Angeles County.
As part of a party mandate, about one-third of the reservations have been made at union-friendly hotels, said Lydia Camarillo, head of the Democratic National Convention Committee logistics team.
The convention is expected to bring nearly $200 million in tourist revenues to Los Angeles, city officials said.
California delegates will be staying at the Regal Biltmore and Wyndham Checkers in downtown Los Angeles.
