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 a more efficient planner experience.

Criteria: Must use Cvent Passkey.

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.

Criteria: Must use CSN Business Intelligence. May also use CSN Productivity Tools.

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 the hospitality organization that consistently delivers superior results across their sales and marketing programs through the application of technology, business intelligence, and marketing promotion. These nominees execute targeted strategies with creative branding, engaging messaging, innovative channel tactics, and best-in-class sales competencies.

Criteria: Must use CSN Advertising. May also use CSN Business Intelligence or Hotel Website Solutions.

The Clever Collaborator celebrates those who power collaboration between 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.  

Criteria: Must use Cvent Event Diagramming.

Capturing the attention of couples and working with wedding planners to host a successful event requires advanced property expertise and a high level of digital competence. Whether at a hotel or special event venue, Wedding Whisperer nominees are dedicated professionals proficient at actively curating and managing their Wedding Spot profile so that customers can easily see how their property can deliver their ideal wedding or special event.  

Criteria: Must use Wedding Spot. May also use Cvent Event Diagramming and Cvent Passkey.

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 expert 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 and recovery for their destination.

Criteria: Must use CSN Advertising and/or CSN Business Intelligence

Being a planner’s choice hotel, venue or destination marketing organization (DMO) requires a meeting and events program that facilitates meaningful conversation and proactive problem solving. Nominees for this award are submitted by event professionals for organizations that have proven experience in building partnerships and have demonstrated the effective use of technology to save time, create custom solutions, and provide critical flexibility.  

Criteria: Must use CSN Advertising and/or CSN Productivity Tools. May also use Cvent Event Diagramming and/or CSN Business Intelligence

Nominate a hotel, venue, or DMO here