11.   Convention business would allow the ship to make money year-round.

12.   Convention officials in San Antonio and El Paso said they are not actively seeking convention business that might leave California but would welcome the additional business.

13.   Coulombe said a hotel that depends on convention business is not the best use of money for Marriott.

14.   He ran on a platform of openness in convention business and finances.

15.   In the convention business, the rich get richer while some cities build boxes full of empty hopes.

16.   It is an extension of the convention business.

17.   Maybe our convention business will pick back up.

18.   More entertainment spots also would shore up the convention business and help attract and retain residents in the central city.

19.   On the services side, that means expanding the successful convention services businesses, continuing to form joint ventures with international partners.

20.   One clear loser for New York City was its convention business.