Cvent has published its Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Europe and Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the US lists, collated using meeting and event booking activity through its Cvent Supplier Network.
Featuring approximately 240,000 hotels, resorts and special event venues, the Cvent Supplier Network was responsible for sourcing more than US$9.8bn in meetings and events through its marketplace in 2015.
Throughout the duration of the study, Cvent evaluated hotel properties that generated business through the Cvent Supplier Network from January 2015 through December 2015.
The properties were ranked on various criteria, including total requests for proposals (RFPs), awarded RFPs, total room nights, awarded room nights, major metropolitan area (MMA) market share, conversion rate, and the hotel’s unique profile visits in the Cvent Supplier Network.
Barcelona holds two of the top three meeting hotels in Europe. London tops off the list with seven featured properties, following closely behind are Amsterdam and Barcelona, with six properties each.
Top Europe Hotel Properties:
1. Hotel Arts Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain
2. Hilton Prague – Prague, Czech Republic
3. Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain
4. Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center – Paris, France
5. Hilton London Metropole – London, UK
6. Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center – Frankfurt, Germany
7. InterContinental Vienna – Vienna, Austria
8. W Barcelona – Barcelona, Spain
9. DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Central Station – Amsterdam, Netherlands
10. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London – London, UK
“It’s an honour for Hotel Arts Barcelona to be recognised by Cvent as the top hotel in Europe for meetings and events,” said general ganager Raúl Salcido. “We look forward to welcoming new and returning business travelers, both from Spain and abroad, so that they can enjoy our authentic service and luxurious infrastructure.”
David Chalmers, marketing director for Cvent Europe added: “Through developing the Cvent Supplier Network, we’ve established a robust marketplace that provides not only valuable industry insight but also delivers group business in volume to hoteliers by creating visibility among a large global audience of meeting and event planners. This is the first time that we’ve conducted this study within Europe and the results will serve as a valuable resource going forward for meetings and events planners.”
In addition, the company announced its Top 100 Meeting Hotels in the US
Nashville, as in years past, holds two of the top meeting hotels in the US, including the top two spots on this year’s list.
Newcomers to the top 100 list include Loews Chicago O’Hare Hotel, the Renaissance Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel, and Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina.
Major metropolitan areas that stand out among the rest with 10+ hotels making the list include Orlando with 14 hotels, and Chicago and Las Vegas both with 10 hotels. Other major players include Phoenix/Scottsdale with eight hotels on the list, six of which rose in ranking from last year, and Dallas/Fort Worth with six hotels making this year’s list.
https://www.www.c-mw.net/cvent-announces-2015-top-25-meeting-destinations-in-europe/
