2013 Housing goes live for SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas

Online housing for the 2013 S2 events is now live for SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas attendees and exhibitors. Housing reservations can now be made online at www.Surfaces.com and www.StonExpo.com. Nine hotel properties are available in the official S2 hotel block, offering a variety of accommodation levels and price-points.

Reduced rates are available at all official S2 hotel properties—offering nightly rates as low as $179 for Mandalay Bay; $219 for THEhotel; $189 for Cosmopolitan; $89 for Bluegreen Club 36 (new in the 2013 block); $59 for Luxor; $34 for Excalibur; $159 for MGM Grand; $79 for Tropicana Las Vegas; $75 for New York-New York. Attendees and exhibitors alike are urged to act quickly to take advantage of any early bird rates available until August 31.

Additional discounts will be available soon to complete your travel plans—airline, rental car, shuttle, etc.

SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 will be held January 28-31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Exhibits will be open Tuesday – Thursday and the Education Program opens Monday, January 28 and goes through Thursday. For more information on SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013, visit us at www.Surfaces.com and www.StonExpo.com, find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Surfaces.com and www.facebook.com/StonExpo, or follow us on Twitter at @Surfaces_Show and @StonExpo.

The official sponsor of SURFACES is the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), the floor covering industry's largest advocacy organization representing floor covering retailers, contractors and allied service providers throughout North America.

The WFCA is a recognized leader in marketing research, industry certification programs, and operates the premier consumer flooring website, www.wfca.org, providing unbiased information about every type of floor covering and connecting customers to members’ retail stores. The WFCA also influences public policy affecting the floor covering industry and consumers. For more information about the WFCA, visit www.wfca-pro.org.

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas’ Official Sponsors are the Marble Institute of America (MIA) and Natural Stone Council. The mission of the MIA is to promote the use of natural stone and be the world's most authoritative natural stone information resource. Membership in the association is worldwide and includes over 2,000 natural stone producers, exporters/importers, distributors/wholesalers, fabricators, finishers, installers, and industry suppliers—all committed to the highest standards of workmanship and ethics.

The Natural Stone Council, home of the Genuine Stone brand, is the leader in the stone industry that represents the major associations who are committed to promotion and education of the industry and general public of the value and benefits of natural stone. Member associations include: Allied Stone
Industries, Building Stone Institute, Elberton Granite Association, Indiana Limestone Institute, Marble Institute of America, National Building Granite Quarries Association, National Slate Association and Natural Stone Alliance.

StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 official endorsers are Marmomacc, ASI and The Concrete Countertop Institute.