🏨 Cvent Announces Top Meeting Destinations and Hotels for 2025

Cvent's latest rankings show where meeting planners — predominantly U.S. corporations — are booking meetings globally.

View in browser Unsubscribe Tuesday May 20, 2025 Top Stories   Miguel Neves Editor-in-Chief Event Management In a World of Uncertainty, Contracts Are Event Planners' First Line of Defense Event organizers can't control global crises, but they can control their contracts, which are now a critical first line of defense. - Andrea Doyle   Destinations Cvent Announces Top Meeting Destinations and Hotels for 2025 Cvent's latest rankings show where meeting planners — predominantly U.S. corporations — are booking meetings globally. - Miguel Neves   Destinations Asia Pacific's Hotel Industry Takes Off Again. 20 New Hotels and Venues for 2025 There's no shortage of new hotels in the pipeline in the APAC region. These 20 entrants, which just opened or opening soon, are geared toward the meeting and incentive market. - Barbara Scofidio and Miguel Neves   Destinations Gaylord Bets $1.3 Billion on West Coast Meetings With New Pacific Resort The long-awaited Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center has officially opened. It's a high-stakes investment in California's competitive meetings market amid economic uncertainty. - Andrea Doyle   Inspiration Experiential Marketing for Events: 21+ Examples That Actually Worked Get these four things right, and your experiential marketing campaign will drive engagement, brand loyalty, and measurable ROI for your event. - Kanchi Jain    Destinations Germany Heads Into IMEX With Fewer Events – But They're Longer and Larger Germany's latest meetings industry report shows a trend toward fewer, but longer and larger business events, with attendance approaching pre-pandemic levels. - Miguel Neves   Destinations Miami Beach Convention Center Getting its First Connected Hotel A hotel connected to its convention center is Miami Beach's missing piece as a complete meeting destination. A new 800-room Grand Hyatt is in the works to fill that need. - Andrea Doyle   Destinations Africa Hotel Market Reaches New Heights: 12 New Entrants Hotel development on the African continent is shattering records, and these 12 new properties will expand the possibilities for meeting and incentive groups. - Barbara Scofidio and Miguel Neves Read More News on Skift Meetings   Women Leaders in Meetings       Anne Marie Rogers Anne Marie Rogers believes in the power of women to elevate other women — and she lives it every day. Read More "Hotels and suppliers typically expect groups to bear the risks alone." - Joshua Grimes, attorney with Grimes Law Offices in In a World of Uncertainty, Contracts Are Event Planners' First Line of Defense Editor's Picks | Skift Meetings • Event Cancellations Surge, but Planners Want Hotels to Pay Up • The Unofficial Guide to IMEX Frankfurt 2025 • The China Tariffs Were Crushing Global Events — 90-Day Truce Offers Relief • How Risk Managers Keep Their Own Attendees Safe Industry Calendar | May–June 2025 • Exhibition and Convention Executives Forum (ECEF) in Washington D.C. | May 28 • IRF Invitational in Cancun, Mexico | June 1–4 • PCMA edUcon in Louisville, KY | June 1–4 Explore Our Full Calendar of 2025 Industry Events   Skift IDEA Awards       This year's Skift IDEA Awards will celebrate the Meetings & Events Industry across four categories? Here's your step-by-step guide to make sure your submissions stand out from the crowd. Read Now Defining the future of events. Skift. 35 W 31st St., New York, NY, 10001, USA Follow Us: LinkedIn   |  X   |  Facebook   |  Instagram   |  YouTube You received this because you are subscribed to Newsletter | Skift Meetings Stand-Up from Skift. For Gmail users: If you are using the tabbed inbox, Skift emails may be pushed to the 'Promotions' tab. To get updates from Skift direct to your primary inbox, drag and drop this email to that tab.