Sports execs feel that North American sports venues should be decreasing the number of suites and club seats while increasing the number of party suites/areas and amount of corporate meeting space, according to a Turnkey Sports Poll conducted in December. Forty-seven percent of sports execs polled said sports venues should decrease the number of suites, while 42% said the number should stay the same. Forty-three percent of execs said club seats should be cut back. A large majority of those polled (63%) said the number of party suites should increase. Execs were also asked which area of a sports facility should get the largest allocation from a team's budget. The most common response was stadium technology, followed by the food and beverage experience (Turnkey Sports Poll).
| SHOULD NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS VENUES INCREASE, DECREASE OR LEAVE UNCHANGED THE FOLLOWING AREAS? |
| AREA | DECREASE | KEEP THE SAME | INCREASE | NOTE SURE |
| Number of suites | 47% | 42% | 9% | 2% |
| Number of club seats | 43% | 38% | 18% | 1% |
Number of party
suites/areas | 6% | 30% | 63% | 1% |
Amount of corporate
meeting space | 10% | 39% | 47% | 4% |
