meetings and events
Leading Hotel Brand Valor Hospitality Selects STS Cloud as Their Preferred Sales and Catering Platform Partner for 8 Properties
SalesAndCatering.com | May 17, 2022
Valor Hospitality is Utilizing SalesAndCatering.com’s STS Cloud and ProposalPath across 8 properties to empower a stand-out group sales process that consistently wins more business Mount Pleasant, SC [May 17, 2022] - Valor Hospitality Partners, a full-service hotel management, acquisition and development company with a track record of excellence, has partnered with SalesAndCatering.com to transform their group sales processes. Using both STS Cloud and ProposalPath, Valor Hospitality Hotels are primed to stand out from competitor properties, capitalize on leads, drive revenue, and consistently over-deliver on meeting and event bookings....
Knowland’s Meetings and Events Report Indicates 323 Percent Increase Over April 2021
Knowland | May 4, 2022
Meeting’s volume shows signs of continued momentum as the industry recovers ARLINGTON, Va. — May 4, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for April with a significant increase of 323 percent over April 2021. Despite the normal cooling factor of the Easter holiday, there was still a 3.7 percent recovery of events from March to April 2022. • Average attendees greater than 2019 levels – Attendees were ahead of 2019 levels for April with the average number of attendees per event at 118, compare...
Knowland Webinar Presents Q1 2022 Meetings Industry Recovery Update
KNOWLAND | April 13, 2022
Will 2022 be the biggest “in the year, for the year” group bookings in hospitality history? ARLINGTON, VA — April 13, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, will hold a webinar on April 20, 2022, at 1:00 pm ET to share the latest data for the meetings and events industry. In this webinar, attendees will see the status of meetings and events for Q1 2022 and what it looks like by market and segment, as well as an updated forecast through 2024. Attendees can register here. Will 2022 be the biggest “in the year, for the year” group booking yea...
Survey: 84% of Business Travelers Expect to Attend Conferences, Conventions or Trade Shows in Next Six Months
U.S. Travel | April 7, 2022
WASHINGTON — April 7, 2022 — Key findings from a new survey reveal that 84% of business travelers expect to take at least one trip to attend conferences, conventions or trade shows in the next six months. The Quarterly Business Travel Tracker also revealed that, while less than one in 10 U.S. business travelers are uncertain if they would travel in the next six months, the top reason for uncertainty was that meetings and events are not occurring. Corporate policies restricting business travel was the second-highest reason for uncertainty. Business travelers also expect to resume traveling at a slightly slower pace compared to pre-pan...
Amadeus Unveils Five Defining Trends for the US Group Travel and Events Industry in 2022
Amadeus | April 6, 2022
• Forward-looking on-the-books hotel group occupancy rates for 2022 in the US already match the total made in 2021, and outperform 2020 • Data points to significant uptick, particularly in unique markets, but bookings will be smaller in both size and value with shorter lead times As hoteliers evaluate their group business opportunities for 2022, a new report from Amadeus combines hotelier insights with Amadeus business intelligence data to reveal the key trends that will guide the group travel and events market in the year ahead. According to Amadeus’ Demand360® data, 2022 is showing a significant rise in group travel booking ...
Knowland’s Meetings and Events Report Indicates March Meetings Up 55 Percent From February
Knowland | April 6, 2022
428 percent increase over March 2021 and significant growth for the second month in a row in 2022 marks a turning point for meetings and events market ARLINGTON, Va. — April 6, 2022 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today released its monthly meetings and events data for March. Meetings volume from February to March increased 55.5 percent. Even more significant is a 428 percent increase over March 2021. Individual recovery metrics (average attendees and average space used) are level with 2019. Additionally, March 2022 achieved a 47.5 percent recovery of eve...
Group Business and Corporate Meetings on the Rise – Is Your Hotel Ready?
Ryan Hamilton | March 15, 2022
By Ryan Hamilton It’s no secret that hospitality’s path to recovery has been a long and challenging road. If 2020 was the year that travel came to a grinding halt, 2021 was the year of cautious optimism as hoteliers waited with bated breath for a return to relative normalcy. The industry was braced for a comeback, eagerly awaiting the first rush of excited travelers to spill off the airport tarmac and back into the welcoming arms of global hotel brands. Staff was welcomed back, amenities reopened, lobbies and guest rooms were pristine, processes were reformed, and soon enough, leisure travel became the industry’s beacon of hope. O...
Knowland Provides Data-Driven Insights to Jumeirah Emirates Towers
Knowland | March 9, 2022
Landmark luxury hotel in Dubai selects Knowland to gain insight into local meetings and events business opportunities, better understand market trends, and book new revenue ARLINGTON, VA — March 9, 2022 — Today Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced that Jumeirah Emirates Towers in Dubai has selected its platform to gain insights into Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) business trends. The iconic Dubai hotel is looking to Knowland to provide its sales team with the leverage it needs to be more productive in uncovering meetings and ev...
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