Recognizing top achievers across the hospitality industry

This award celebrates hospitality professionals that use technology to simplify the task – and opportunity – of room block management. As a result, they’re able to easily promote, upsell, and drive extended group stays directly from their room block bookings. Nominees in this category drive group business revenue and deliver operational efficiencies for their staff and planners. 

Data science is changing the way hotels and venues approach group business. This award recognizes hospitality organizations that use business intelligence to create new opportunities for sales and marketing teams. By establishing real-time analytics programs, systems, and processes, these nominees boost marketing effectiveness, improve sales conversions, and ultimately increase the value of their meetings and events business. ​

Being at the forefront of sales and marketing requires a relentless focus on results and the ability to adapt to a changing market. The Group Game Changer honors hospitality organizations that consistently deliver superior results across their sales and marketing programs through the application of technology and business intelligence. These nominees execute targeted strategies with creative branding, engaging messaging, innovative channel tactics, and best-in-class sales competencies.​

This award celebrates those who power collaboration between a planner, venue, and vendor to new levels, and in doing so create an experience that exceeds all expectations. To these experts, the goal remains the same: use real-time communication to ensure that all parties have the right information, at the right time, and on the right platform. 

This award goes to the destination marketing organization (DMO) that best uses technology to increase awareness of their area and provide critical support to hotels and venues. They’re experts at using technology to bring new events to their corner of the world, and they excel at connecting event professionals with the hotels and venues that best meet their needs. This DMO is at the forefront of meetings and events growth for their destination.

This award recognizes a hotel, chain, venue or destination user who leverages the Cvent platform to accelerate their organization’s success. These nominees can be found sharpening their skills through Cvent training and certifications, engaging with their peers through the Community, or participating in advocacy programs such as Cvent CONNECT, beta testing, speaking engagements, case studies and more. No matter how they engage, nominees in this category are unmatched in their appreciation of—and passion for—spreading the power of the Cvent platform across their network. ​

This award celebrates hospitality professionals using CventIQ to create a competitive advantage. They use AI-powered insights to work faster and smarter, collaborate better, and deliver results by weaving intelligence throughout their processes. From prospecting to execution, they are driving measurable results and gains in efficiency, conversion, and ROI.