Cvent, announced the top 50 cities for meetings and events in the United States, according to meeting and event booking activities at their marketplace for group meetings business in the world, expected to reach $7 billion of meetings business in 2012.
The top 10 cities are:
1. Orlando, FL
2. Washington, DC
3. Las Vegas, NV
4. Miami, FL
5. Chicago, IL
6. San Diego, CA
7. Phoenix, AZ
8. Atlanta, GA
9. Dallas, TX
10. New Orleans, LA
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"We are honored and excited to be rated as the top U.S. destination by Cvent. Corporate meetings are a crucial business segment for Orlando, and our ranking No. 1 validates the effort we have put into working with these groups," said Tammi Runzler, senior vice president of convention sales and services at Visit Orlando. "More importantly, Orlando remains committed to making the destination a compelling choice for corporate meetings."
Cvent evaluated 1,000 cities and 200 major metropolitan areas (MMAs) in the U.S. on the Cvent Supplier Network, where 2,000 Convention and Visitors Bureaus (CVBs) are profiled , to create the list. Activity was tracked between July 2011 and June 2012, and the ranking was then determined by a set of qualifying criteria, some of which included:
· The number of total room nights booked through the Cvent Supplier Network;
· The number of unique electronic request-for-proposals (RFPs) sent through the marketplace to venues within the city;
· The total value of the RFPs submitted;
· The actual awarded value for meetings booked.
By TravelMole Editorial Staff
