The Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre - Meeting Capacity Chart & Layouts

At the Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre, Thunder Bay Conferences and Meetings are easy! Whether your meeting in Thunder Bay is for a large group of 300, or a smaller more intimate gathering, our staff will attend to every detail to make your meeting a success. Ideal for Thunder Bay Weddings, our 10,700 sq feet of meeting space is also an excellent venue for Banquets, Board Meetings and Receptions. Below are the Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre Conference and Meeting capacities:

Conference/Banquet Room Capacities

Room Rental is waived with a service of complete meal greater than $14.50/person exclusive of taxes and a guaranteed number of persons as follows:
Salon A– 20ppl, Barcelona 30ppl, Tiberio A or B 40ppl, Madrid 50ppl and Tiberio 80ppl

Plan your Thunder Bay Conference or Meeting at the Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre. There is no challenge the Airlane Hotel and Conference Centre's Banquet Department does not master with excellence.

A celebrated staff of professional chefs and apprentices, trained service personnel displaying the friendliness of Thunder Bay, and a team of experienced managers in the Food and Beverage department have developed a renowned reputation for creating the most stress free events in Northwestern Ontario.

The Airlane offers an exciting selection of conference/banquet rooms to perfectly complement any function. The Tiberio and Madrid Ballrooms provide a gracious setting from which to host meetings and conferences, gourmet banquets, wedding receptions and fundraising events. The room’s decor of neutral shades, highlighted by windows overlooking the Garden Courtyard and dazzling chandeliers provides a warm and elegant ambiance to accent the most special of events. The Courtyard makes the perfect setting for wedding ceremonies and afternoon receptions complete with an elegant waterfall, beautiful flower beds and lush greenery. The handsome Barcelona Room for groups up to 60 and the five attractive Salons, each accommodating up to 30 persons, are popular for meetings, small banquets and intimate dinner parties. At the Airlane, our service is above reproach. You may be assured that we will pay as much attention to your conference luncheon as we will to your gala event.

For more information you may request information via our Online Request for Meeting Space or call our Catering Department at 807-473-1646 or 1-800-465-5003

To choose the seating arrangement for your Thunder Bay Conference or Meeting, here is a guide to meeting room layouts

Receptions for large groups of people should be organized in a way that minimizes annoying line-ups and crowding. Several "stations" are highly advisable. For a large reception in a large room, where three or four bars may be set up try to indicate the locations of the bars with signs; otherwise, people may crowd the one nearest the door, leaving the others virtually unused.

Theatre Style, with chair rows only. A pronounced arc or semi-circle effect can make your audience feel closer to the speaker or panelists.

Classroom Style has four people seated at each table, which leaves enough elbowroom for all. Five at a table is possible if you are cramped for space but not if there is much paper work to handle.

Banquets are best arranged with round tables seating eight to ten people each. Long tables can be used to maximize space and seating.

U-Shape, for relatively small groups where all persons are expected to join in the discussion. Avoid long lines of tables, because visibility is poor from one end to the other. Chairs can also be placed on the inside of the horseshoe.

Boardroom style is a common arrangement for small meetings. But avoid long rows, which reduce eye-to-eye communication.

Hollow Square is another small-meeting variation. Again, the main thing to watch is that your numbers aren't too large.

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