Archives for May 2021

Meet and Greet? Face-to-Face Is Returning. What Will It Look Like?

Feature Cover Story: While some markets are rebounding faster than others, the reality is that with the new lifting of mask restrictions from the CDC, more in-person meetings are being booked. People are eager to meet, but those …

Hotel Business: Meet and Greet? Face-to-Face Is Returning. What Will It Look Like?

Heading into 2020, there were hundreds of thousands of meetings and events planned at hotels throughout the U.S. for the year. In fact, from January to the second week of March, there were an average of 23,000 meetings and events per week, according …

5 Things Hotels Should Ask of Their CVBs

As travel rebounds, attracting visitors to a destination will be paramount for market recovery. That’s where the local convention and visitors bureau (CVB) steps in to promote your city and drive visitation to boost local business revenue and hotel …

Rethinking Meetings: Hybrid How-To Best Practices

Knowland’s Kristi White and hospitality event management guru Phil Saims, Vice President for Federal Conference, met up for a discussion on how to prepare your hotel sales staff to plan and execute the best hybrid meetings. They also discussed things …

Hotel Management: 5 Things Hotels Should Ask of Their CVBs

As travel rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic, attracting visitors to a destination will be paramount for the local economy’s recovery. That’s where the local convention and visitors bureau steps in to promote your city and drive visitation to boost …

Knowland Announces Rob Landon as Vice President Engineering

Press Release: Hospitality industry veteran joins leader in meeting and events intelligence ARLINGTON, Va. — April 29, 2021 — Knowland, the leader in AI-powered group business data for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and …

April Group Data Shows U.S. Meetings and Events Volume Increased 58.5 Percent over March 2021

Press Release: Knowland numbers reveal that average meeting attendees are nearing 2019 levels ARLINGTON, Va. — May 6, 2021— Knowland, the leader in AI-powered data for hotels, convention and visitor bureaus, conference centers and other meeting …