---
title: "Destination: Montreal"
id: "22367"
type: "post"
slug: "destination-montreal"
published_at: "2014-04-01T07:10:06+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-03-16T03:51:08+00:00"
url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/04/01/destination-montreal/"
markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/04/01/destination-montreal.md"
excerpt: "Canada's second-largest city, Montreal, features European flavor and venues that will up your meetings game."
taxonomy_category:
  - "Meetings / Events"
taxonomy_post_tag:
  - "AssociationsNow"
  - "conferences"
  - "event venues"
  - "Meetings"
  - "Montreal"
taxonomy_content_format:
  - "Article"
taxonomy_role:
  - "Association CEO / Executive Director"
  - "Director"
  - "Executive Team"
  - "VP"
taxonomy_persona:
  - "Association Professionals"
---

[Home](https://associationsnow.com/)
 » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/)
 » Destination: Montreal

## Canada’s second-largest city features European flavor and venues that will up your meetings game.

If you have convenience and European flair in mind, Montreal may be the perfect spot for your association’s next conference.

**Accessible convention center.** Located downtown and linked to 4,000 hotel rooms by the city’s underground pedestrian network, the Palais des congrès de Montréal features more than 550,000 square feet of exhibition space, 113 meeting rooms, and three terraces. The Palais is also considered “in bond” by Canada Customs and acts as a customs clearance point, eliminating red tape.

**Venues that inspire innovation.** The Phi Centre, a four-floor “smart” hub for the arts, is housed in two historic buildings in Old Montreal and features cutting-edge technology that can adapt to various activities, including conferences and interactive installations. In addition, L’Arsenal houses a public exhibition hall where visitors can admire private art collections and features a 20,000-square-foot main hall that can be divided in numerous ways to suit all projects and events.

**Traveler-friendly airport.** Montréal-Trudeau International Airport is Canada’s third busiest, with more than 30 airlines and 630 nonstop flights to 27 U.S. airports every week. The airport offers free WiFi throughout, as well as an art gallery and 85 boutiques, restaurants, and other retail options.

### Montreal Fast Facts

**Recent and Future Association Meetings:** 2014 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, 23rd World Congress of Political Science, Canadian Association of Radiologists’ 77th Annual Scientific Meeting

**Hotel Rooms:** 15,000

**Convention Center Exhibit Square Footage:** 550,000

**Distance From Airport to Downtown:** 20 minutes

(Handout photo)

[Samantha Whitehorne](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/)

Samantha Whitehorne is a former editorial director of Associations Now in Washington, DC.

[More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/samantha-whitehorne/)

Tags: [#conferences](https://associationsnow.com/tag/conferences/)
 [#event venues](https://associationsnow.com/tag/event-venues/)
 [#Meetings](https://associationsnow.com/tag/meetings/)
 [#Montreal](https://associationsnow.com/tag/montreal/)

**Stay Informed**

[Subscribe to our free newsletter](https://associationsnow.com/newsletter/)
, *Associations Now Daily News*, to find out what’s happening in the association world every business day.

## You Might Like

- [VideoAshley Cobb Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/ashley-cobb-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/)
- [VideoJenny Teeson, CHSE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/jenny-teeson-chse-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/)
- [VideoLakisha Woods, CAE Shares Her Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/lakisha-woods-cae-shares-her-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/)
- [VideoKevin Hesser Shares His Experience at the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & ExpositionAugust 12, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/08/12/kevin-hesser-shares-his-experience-at-the-2025-asae-annual-meeting-exposition/)

## Comments

**Comments are for ASAE members.** [Learn more about comments on this site.](https://associationsnow.com/comments/)

[Log in](https://associationsnow.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fassociationsnow.com%2F2014%2F04%2F01%2Fdestination-montreal%2F%23comments)
 to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/)
!