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Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending April 8, 2023

Portland bound as this northwest city leads the week’s movers and shakers For the week ending April 8, 2023, the number of U.S. meetings and events fell 23.8% compared to the prior week. This performance is in line with spring break and holiday …

Breaking Down the Hottest Meeting and Event Trends in 2023

In 2023, we’re no longer wondering if meetings are back–or when they’re coming back. Still, there are undeniable changes impacting hotel sales teams in challenging ways. To learn how sales teams can spice up their solicitation efforts with event …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending April 1, 2023

San Antonio again leads the week’s movers and shakers For the week ending April 1, 2023, the number of U.S. meetings and events increased 3.8% compared to the prior week. Corporate events lead event volume with 58.8% of meetings and events, …

Knowland Reports Washington D.C. as Top Market for Events in March with National Associations as the Leading Group Segment

Data reveals nearly 80 percent year-over-year growth in U.S. meetings and events ARLINGTON, Va. — April 5, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced today that the …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending March 25, 2023

San Antonio leads the pack of this week’s movers and shakers For the week ending March 25, 2023, the number of U.S. meetings and events decreased 1.4% compared to the prior week, in line with seasonality trends for Spring. Corporate events lead …

Meetings Are Back But Look Different

Meetings have returned, and many are now more of a conversation than a lecture. It’s all about face-to-face engagement and connection. Attendees expect to leave inspired and connected or will be reluctant to say yes to future gatherings.

Hottest Meeting Trends for 2023 from Hotel Sales and Catering Leaders

In anticipation of Global Meetings Industry Day, Aimbridge Hospitality and Knowland survey U.S. sales and catering teams to identify how meetings are heating up the customer experience and changing hospitality operations PLANO, Texas and ARLINGTON, …

HM Exclusive: 6 emerging meetings, events trends

Event organizers are adjusting to new demands from event attendees and organizers alike, according to a new survey of Aimbridge Hospitality’s sales and catering staff compiled by Aimbridge and meetings-and-events analytics company Knowland. …

Weekly Group Business Trends, Week Ending March 18, 2023

Phoenix leads the movers and shakers with top growth last week For the week ending March 18, 2023, the number of U.S. meetings and events decreased 7.5% compared to the prior week, in line with seasonality trends for Spring. Corporate events lead …

HRI Hospitality Leverages Knowland’s Portfolio Capture to Gain a Unified View of Meetings and Events Performance Across its Portfolio

Industry’s first meetings and events solution for management companies and ownership groups ARLINGTON, Va. — March 23, 2023 — Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, today …

Time Is Money

The following article was featured on Hotel Business in March 2023. The time to get back to selling is here. That means sellers should be focused on prospecting rather than being dragged into operations needs or busy work. But how is this …

Why Hospitality Won’t be Seeing ChatGPT in Applications…Yet

The following article by Rob Landon, VP of Engineering at Knowland, was featured on Hospitality Net in March 2023. The technology industry has been buzzing since ChatGPT broke onto the scene in late 2022. As so many of us have done, I gave it …