Now in its second year, Skift Meetings Awards will celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. The winning suppliers stand apart by demonstrating their nuanced understanding of planner needs, reliable delivery of outstanding service and far-from-par offerings.
Our curated collection of this year’s winners – to be featured on Skift Meetings – will serve as a guiding star to other planners looking for meeting services and venues they can rely on when choosing a supplier partner.
This year’s program has 15 categories across three criteria groups. Unless noted in the description, any organization may be eligible for an award, regardless of company type or sector.
Technology providers offering innovative technological solutions that are guiding the meetings and events industry forward.
MOST INNOVATIVE EVENT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT: Products that are redefining the way suppliers facilitate events, conferences, and exhibitions.
BEST SITE-SOURCING SOLUTION: Services that enhance the process of sourcing, evaluating, and selecting venues.
BEST EVENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM: Technology providers that are transforming the event management process.
Hotels offering comprehensive and industry leading services to facilitate meetings and events at their locations.
BEST HOTEL CHAIN (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): Hotel chains outside the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST HOTEL CHAIN (U.S.): Hotel chains within the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST HOTEL (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): Hotels outside the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST HOTEL (U.S.): Hotels within the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST HOTEL EVENT SPACE (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): Hotel event spaces outside the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST HOTEL EVENT SPACE (U.S.): Hotel event spaces within the U.S. providing services for the corporate events and meetings industry.
BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE HOTEL CHAIN (GLOBAL) – NEW FOR 2024: An all-inclusive hotel chain that consistently excels in offering comprehensive services.
Organizations that are providing comprehensive and industry leading services to encourage and facilitate meetings and events at their locations.
BEST DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): DMOs outside the U.S. that play a pivotal role in promoting and facilitating business events within their destination.
BEST DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (U.S.): DMOs within the U.S. that play a pivotal role in promoting and facilitating business events within their destination.
BEST CONVENTION CENTER (OUTSIDE THE U.S.): Convention centers that provide services for business events on a global scale outside the U.S.
BEST CONVENTION CENTER (U.S.): Convention centers that provide services for business events on a global scale within the U.S.
BEST CRUISE LINE (GLOBAL) – NEW FOR 2024: Celebrating cruise lines that have redefined the concept of corporate gatherings at sea.
Entries are scored based on the category criteria set out within the submission form. Each element of the form will be judged by our independent judging panel using a numerical system, with each judge score being added together to form an average score per panel.
This formula enables us to ensure the scoring is as objective as possible.
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