Austin, Texas, saw the most growth in meetings and events last month compared to 2019. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock
June 2023 meetings volume in the United States is up 30.3 percent over June 2022, according to meetings data provider Knowland. The top 25 markets in the country have recovered to 90 percent of 2019 levels.
Austin, Texas, and Nashville saw the largest growth compared with prepandemic levels, rising 74 percent and 42 percent, respectively. Both destinations offer several new hotels and an increase in nonstop flight routes.
The cities that held the most events last month were, in order, Chicago; Los Angeles/Long Beach, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; San Diego; and Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif. The top drivers for these markets included events from associations and education, nonprofit, pharmaceutical/biotech and technology organizations.
The destinations that experienced the largest year-over-year growth for meetings were South Michigan; Delaware; Kansas; and Mobile, Ala.
To compile these reports, Knowland analyzes data collected and aggregated from both customer and noncustomer venues, field reporting and its historical database.