Cvent Unveils 2019 List of Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Europe

 Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, has released its annual list of the Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Europe. The list was compiled by analysing meeting and event booking activity through the Cvent Supplier Network (CSN), one of the world’s largest venue sourcing platforms. More than USD $16 billion and more than 42 million room nights were sourced through the CSN in 2018. Cvent’s Top Meeting Hotels lists rank venues based on MICE performance according to various criteria, including total requests for proposals (RFPs) and conversion rate.

"In Europe, we saw a nearly 20 percent increase in RFP volume year-over-year and hotels featured on this year’s lists are elevating their MICE strategy through innovative digital marketing and quick and complete online responses to RFPs – which is exactly what event organisers want,” said Chris McAndrews, vice president of marketing for Cvent Hospitality Cloud. "Our Top Meeting Hotels lists are consistently used by event organisers to find great hotels and by hoteliers looking to set themselves apart to increase their property’s MICE revenue.”

“I am very honored that Hilton Prague has been repetitively recognised,” said Michael Specking, Hilton Prague general manager. “A full renovation of our almost 800 rooms is nearly complete, and our flexible 5.000 sq. meters of meeting and convention space, bright atrium lobby, 3 restaurants, 2 bars, and 2,000 sq. meters of leisure facilities offer group guests all the amenities they look for when attending events. Add to this our hotel’s central location and most importantly a great team focused on delivering high standards of service, Hilton Prague is the real creative metropolis with everything under one roof and is the right choice for inspired events of all kinds.”

Europe List Highlights

• Hilton Prague retained its number one position as Top Meeting Hotel.
• Hilton properties took four of the top 10 spots for generating the most group business in Europe: Hilton Prague, Hilton Barcelona, Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona, and Hilton London Metropole in that order.
• Seven unique countries make up the top 10 rankings: Austria, Czech Republic, England, France, Italy, Netherlands, and Spain.
• Spain and Germany represent the largest selection of hotels on the list with 12 and 8 respectively, in the Top 50, including the following chains and brands:
• AccorHotels, Hilton, IHG, Marriott International Hotels, Meliá Hotels International, NH Hotel Group, and Radisson Hotel Group.
• Marriott, Hilton, and IHG (in that order) are the top three hotel chains represented on the Top 50 list.

Top 10 Hotel Properties in Europe

View the full 2019 list of Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Europe.

To address increased demand and buyer preferences, Cvent unveiled additional Top Meeting Hotel lists which segment venues further based on commonly searched attributes including meeting space square footage and region-specific locales. Additional lists for European hotels include: Top 50 Meeting Hotels in the U.K., Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Germany, and Top 25 Independent Hotels in Europe.

Methodology

Cvent evaluated hotel properties that generated business through the Cvent Supplier Network from January 2018 through December 2018. The properties were ranked according to various criteria, including total requests for proposals (RFPs), awarded RFPs, total room nights, awarded room nights, major metropolitan area (MMA) market share, conversion rate, response rate, and the hotel's unique profile visits in the Cvent Supplier Network. The criteria are designed to provide the most accurate reflection of the top meeting hotels in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific regions.

Main picture: Hilton Prague