Dive Brief:
- Hospitality technology provider Cvent named the 674-key, Marriott International-branded Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee — with more than 110,000 square feet of event space — the top meetings hotel in North America out of 250 ranked properties.
- The JW Marriott Nashville and the Grand Hyatt Nashville rounded out the top three for their “proven track record of swift [request for proposal] responses, prioritizing planner collaboration and offering curated group experiences,” according to Cvent. Other top-10 meetings hotels were located in Austin, Texas; Scottsdale, Arizona; and Las Vegas.
- Despite Nashville properties topping the meetings hotel ranks, Cvent named Orlando, Florida, as the top meetings destination in North America out of 50 markets. Nashville was named a top-10 destination, though, as were popular group travel hubs Dallas, Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Dive Insight:
Other top-10 meetings hotels in North America, per Cvent’s ranking, include Omni Nashville Hotel; the JW Marriott Austin and Fairmont Austin in Texas; The Venetian Resort Las Vegas; Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona; and the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes.
Each hotel offers ample meetings and events space: The Venetian Resort Las Vegas, for example, boasts 2.25 million square feet, including a newly revamped convention center, as part of a recent $1.5 billion reinvestment into the resort.
The Grand Hyatt Nashville, meanwhile, has 84,000 square feet of meetings space and will host conferences this year, including Hotel Data Conference in August. Last year, Cvent named Grand Hyatt Nashville as the top meetings hotel in North America.
Nashville is an “especially attractive location for hosting unique meetings and events,” with its “easy accessibility and diverse accommodations,” according to Cvent.
The Tennessee market ranked fourth in Cvent’s top meetings destinations in North America, behind Orlando, Las Vegas and Chicago. According to Visit Orlando CEO Casandra Matej, Orlando has been selected as Cvent’s top meetings destination in North America every year for the last 10 years.
“With the upcoming expansion of the Orange County Convention Center and the regular additions of new and upgraded hotels and resorts, Orlando’s commitment to innovation will continue to strengthen our leadership as a meetings destination,” Matej said in a statement.
Atlanta, Dallas, San Diego, Phoenix, Denver and Washington, D.C., also ranked among Cvent’s top 10 meetings destinations in North America.
Atlanta, Dallas and Phoenix all benefit from robust tourism markets led by both business and leisure drivers, local hospitality professionals previously shared with Hotel Dive.
Earlier this week, Ryman Hospitality Properties entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix for $865 million. Cvent ranked the resort as the 116th top meetings hotel in North America.
To determine the top meetings destinations, Cvent evaluated more than 14,000 cities worldwide listed on the Cvent Supplier Network between January 2024 and December 2024. Meanwhile, the company evaluated hotel properties that generated business through the Cvent Supplier Network during the same period to select the top meetings hotels.
