Hotel Industry Forecast: What Meeting Planners Can Expect in 2019

Presenter: Chris Klauda, Senior Director, Market Insights at STR

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Are you ready for your annual industry trends update? Wondering where hospitality is heading in 2019? Well, you’re in luck! Tune in and discover what to expect in the 2019 landscape with a special focus on the group side of hotel business.

Receive a finely-tuned perspective on which markets have a growing pipeline of hotels with meeting space, discover factors impacting the industry including Airbnb, conference and convention renovations, environmental issues and seasonal impacts.

Key Takeaways Include:

  • Why shifts in the hotel business impact the entire meetings business
  • Key performance metrics including hotel room rate, hotel room demand and hotel occupancy

This session is the ultimate information hub for meeting planners in the process of (or will soon be!) selecting markets and hotels for their meetings and events. Be sure to tune-in for this irreplaceable information!

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