Cvent recently dropped its 2025 rankings of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels in the world. Is your next host city and/or hotel on the list?

Cvent recently released its 2025 rankings of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, and for the first time this year, Latin America and the Caribbean. This year the meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider also debuted a new Top Lists category, the Top Venues and Vendors, based on data from the Cvent Vendor Marketplace.

The company based its destination and hotel rankings on the more than $18B of global sourcing and request-for-proposal (RFP) activity through Cvent’s sourcing platforms in 2024, including a record-breaking $16.5B through the Cvent Supplier Network.

Perennial favorite Orlando again landed the top spot on Cvent’s list, though it landed at #3 this year on the ConferenceDirect Top U.S. Destination list. Casandra Matej, president & CEO, Visit Orlando, said of the result, “With the upcoming expansion of the Orange County Convention Center and the regular additions of new and upgraded hotels and resorts, Orlando’s commitment to innovation will continue to strengthen our leadership as a meetings destination.”

Las Vegas, which was #1 on the ConferenceDirect list this year, came in just after Orlando on the Cvent list. Chicago advanced up three spots from last year’s Cvent results. Also on an upward trajectory is Atlanta, which rose up two spots to #6 on this year’s list. “Cvent’s recognition of Atlanta as a top five meeting destination in North America underscores our commitment to truly exceptional experiences,” said Charlene Lopez, executive vice president and chief sales officer, Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, upon hearing the results. But the big winner is Washington, D.C., which moved up 10 places to reach the #8 spot on the Cvent list.

Top 10 Meeting Destinations According to Cvent

Kudos to Nashville, where all four of the top North American hotels — the Renaissance Nashville Hotel, JW Marriott Nashville, the Grand Hyatt Nashville, and the Omni Nashville Hotel — are located. Cvent based the rankings on the hotels’ proven track record of swift RFP responses, prioritization of planner collaboration and offers of curated group experiences.

Austin, Texas, also scored big with some of its hotels, including the JW Marriott Austin and the Fairmont Austin making the Top 10. The Venetian Resort Las Vegas moved up seven spots to #7, and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes rose 46 spots to complete the Top 10.

Cvent Top 10 Meeting Hotels

View the full list of Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels worldwide here, and compare them to the ConferenceDirect Top Destination and Hotel lists here.