Archives for September 2024

Attribute-Based Pricing: Hotels Navigate Service Unbundling Trends

A significant transformation is underway in the hospitality industry, with the trend towards unbundling services gaining momentum. In essence, unbundling refers to offering services and amenities separately rather than as part of an all-inclusive …

Back in Business: Top 5 Growth Markets for Meetings & Events (Week Ending September 21, 2024)

The Windy City is picking up the pace, leading meetings and events growth The post-Labor Day lull is upon us, but the meetings and events industry continues to show resilience. While overall meeting growth was down compared to the previous week, …

Capturing Corporate Events in 2025: What Hoteliers Should Know

The thriving corporate events landscape should come as no surprise. There is a robust global demand for meetings and events, and 2025 is expected to be no different. As hybrid and remote work models remain the norm, companies prioritize in-person …

Weekly Group Meetings and Events Stats, Week Ending September 14, 2024

Washington DC attracts more groups with nearly 5x volume growth for the week For the week ending September 14, 2024, the U.S. meetings and events volume increased 78.3% compared to the previous week. Post-summer and holiday break, organizations are …

U.S. Open boosts New York events volume, rates

New York ranked second among the top 25 markets, with more than 30 percent year-over-year meeting volume growth driven primarily by sports tourism in August, sourced from Knowland’s sales intelligence platform.

US Open boosts NYC events volume, hotel rates

Though Las Vegas remained the top market for year-on-year events growth in August, sports events gave New York a “substantial” lift, per Knowland.

Weekly Group Meetings and Events Stats, Week Ending September 7, 2024

San Diego leads top market growth for the week at 42% week-over-week For the week ending September 7, 2024, the U.S. meetings and events volume was down 12.5% compared to the previous week. Corporate events share volume was 54.5%, with Education and …

U.S. Open Serves Up Growth for New York Events Industry Increasing Year-over-Year Volume by 30.2 percent in August, Knowland Reports

Las Vegas led the top 25 markets boasting seven consecutive months of double-digit growth ARLINGTON, Va. — Sept. 10, 2024 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, reported that New …

Weekly Group Meetings and Events Stats, Week Ending August 31, 2024

New York delivers top event growth as market slows for end of Summer For the week ending August 31, 2024, the U.S. meetings and events volume was down 19% compared to the previous week. Event volume slowed as the final weeks of summer focused on …