How Hotel Costs, Safety Factors Are Impacting Convention City Competitiveness

This webinar took place on June 26, 2024

Room rates, ease of travel and overall safety can make or break which destinations end up on an event planner's shortlist. But gathering such information can be a time-consuming and resource-intensive task. To help busy planners make informed site-selection decisions, Northstar Meetings Group has developed the Convention Cities Index.

An all-in-one guide, the CCi provides updated data on key factors for top meetings markets in the U.S. and around the world, including hotel costs, the amount of convention center exhibit space available, the city's total hotel rooms, the average room rate, the travel time from the nearest international airport to the convention center, the number of direct flights into the destination per month, and the city's safety level for travelers. Planners can use the CCi to compare destinations and evaluate which markets best meet the unique needs of their group.

This interactive webinar will provide a deep dive into the latest data from the 2024 Convention Cities Index and a look at how industry trends are impacting site-selection decisions. Northstar Meetings Group's senior editor Elise Schoening will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the CCi research and reveal the top 25 U.S. cities and top 25 global cities that scored the highest on this year's list.

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MODERATORS

Loren Edelstein 

Vice President, Content Director, Northstar Meetings Group

Loren oversees the editorial content for Northstar Meeting Group's industry-leading brands — Meetings & Conventions, Successful Meetings, Incentive and Meeting News — across NMG's many platforms, including print, digital and face-to-face events. She joined M&C in 1993, after spending six years at Corporate Travel magazine. Under Loren's oversight as Executive Editor and then Editor of M&C, the brand received dozens of editorial awards, including ASBPE's Magazine of the Year, ASBPE's National Gold Award for Online Excellence, and Folio's Eddie award for Best Full Issue, among many others.

Elise Schoening

Editor, Meeting News; Senior Editor, Northstar Meetings Group

Elise Schoening is Senior Associate Editor with Northstar Meetings Group. She joined the editorial team in 2019 and covers everything from the latest news in the Northeast region to the rising importance of sustainability and DEI. In addition to news coverage and social media management, Elise oversees publication of the CCi.