meetings and events
Knowland Reports 21 Percent Growth in Meetings and Events in August
Knowland | September 7, 2023
ARLINGTON, Va. — Sept. 7, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, reports overall U.S. meeting and event volume for August 2023 was up 21 percent over August 2022. This data is sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform designed to help hoteliers build and protect a hotel’s revenue base. Las Vegas shined among the top 25 markets with 44 percent year-over-year growth for event volume in August. The leading industry segments driving its growth were National Association and Technology. With the excitement over The Sphere at The Venetian and the F...
The 7 Essential Ingredients to Dominate the Hotel Group Market
Daniel Melnyk | September 6, 2023
Hotels that invest in solutions that enhance the traditional sales and catering system attract and close the most profitable opportunities By Daniel Melnyk During my many trips over the past few months encompassing the US, the Middle East, and APAC, I have seen firsthand that the groups, events, and meetings are again back in full swing. But the return of group business is not without challenges, including staffing shortages, inexperienced staff and planners, cost increases; supply chain issues, and short lead times. More than ever, sales managers are bombarded with RFP spam flooding their inboxes. What used to be a lead for 6 to 8 h...
Global Business Travel and Events Costs Expected to Remain Elevated Through 2024, Reflecting ‘True New Cost of Travel’
GBTA | August 10, 2023
Global business travel and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, albeit at a much more moderate pace than the exceptionally steep increases seen in 2022. This is according to the 2024 Global Business Travel Forecast, published today by CWT, the business travel and meetings specialist, and the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), the world’s largest business travel trade organization. Rising fuel prices, labor shortages, and supply chain challenges, coupled with red hot demand, caused travel prices to skyrocket in 2022 – far surpassing some of the increases outlined in last year’s for...
Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index From Knowland and Amadeus Shows Q2 2023 Group Revenue Recovery in Fourteen of Top Twenty-Five US Mark
Knowland | August 1, 2023
Group business shows most significant improvement at 102 percent of the same period in 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — Aug. 1, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, and Amadeus, a global leader in hospitality technology, today present the metrics from the companies’ Hospitality Group and Business Performance Index, for the second quarter of this year. The Index, which combines event data from Knowland with hotel booking data from Amadeus to give both individual and aggregate views of the key drivers of hotel performance, was first launched in June and is updated...
Knowland Reports Meetings and Events Growth for June at 30.3 Percent
Knowland | July 12, 2023
Austin and Nashville performances shine brightly ARLINGTON, Va. — July 12, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, reports June meeting and event volume is up 30.3 percent over June 2022. This data is sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform designed to help hoteliers build and protect a hotel’s revenue base. The top 25 markets in the U.S. are 90 percent recovered for year-to-date June 2023 performance compared to 2019. Austin, TX, and Nashville, TN, were the stars, with growth topping 74 percent and 42 percent, respectively. This reflect...
Remington Hotels Taps Knowland to Capture Multi-Day Event Business
Knowland | May 10, 2023
Knowland helps Remington Hotels execute its sales strategy to win more meetings and events revenue ARLINGTON, Va. — May 10, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that Remington Hotels, a dynamic and growing hotel management company, selected Knowland to execute its sales strategy and increase profitability more precisely. Founded in 1968, Remington Hotels has grown into a strong, industry-leading hospitality service provider. Today it manages 121 hotels in 30 states across 26 brands, including 18 independent and boutique properties. Be...
San Diego Claims Top Event Market and Technology Leads as Industry Driver in February
Knowland | March 8, 2023
Data reveals the return of meetings and events in the technology segment, and smaller markets are realizing the most significant percentage of growth ARLINGTON, Va. — March 8, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the San Diego market led the U.S. meetings and events industry by volume for February. Second place went to Chicago, with Dallas in third. The leading industry driver for meetings was Technology and Healthcare across four of the top five markets. This data is a subset of Knowland’s pipeline generation platform designed t...
Phoenix Claims Top Event Market and Technology Leads as Industry Driver for January 2023
Knowland | February 8, 2023
Knowland reports on market with highest meeting and event volume and the most dominant industry driver in latest monthly meeting and events report ARLINGTON, Va. — Feb. 8, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the Phoenix, Arizona market led the U.S. meetings and events industry by volume for January. Second place went to Orlando, with Washington DC taking third. The leading industry driver for meetings was Technology across four of the top five markets. Knowland is the only company to track ongoing meetings and events in the indu...
1
Technology
2
Appointments/People on the Move
3
Operations
4
Industry Happenings
5
All Things Independent
Today's News
Deloitte: Travel Leaders Embrace Automation and Tech As Workforce Challenges Continue To Weigh on Industry
Five Trends Shaping the Hospitality Landscape in 2024
Phoenix, AZ: A Decade of Investor Confidence Pays Off
New York State’s Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association Reports Remarkable Surge in Tourism Spending
As the first news aggregate for the hotel industry, Hotel-Online is the industry’s must-read daily news source for everything hotel curated for busy professionals. Sign up today for industry news delivered to your inbox.