ARLINGTON, Virginia—Knowland reported that Las Vegas, Nevada, took the lead in assembly quantity development with a stable 22.2 p.c improve for June year-over-year (YOY). Ranked second, St. Louis, Missouri, noticed a 12 p.c improve in YOY development.
There was a rise in whole sq. footage used and group sizes for each the U.S. prime 25 and secondary markets The typical house used for conferences within the prime 25 markets was 4,127 sq. toes, with common attendees at 141, whereas secondary markets got here in robust utilizing 4,085 sq. toes, averaging 132 attendees.
- High 5 markets by YOY development in occasion quantity: Las Vegas was once more a well-liked assembly spot in June as sports activities leisure jumped into the highest 5 trade segments, primarily on account of conferences associated to the Nationwide Hockey League (NHL) draft. Las Vegas ranked as the best development market within the prime 25, averaging 8,297 sq. toes and 282 common attendees. Under is further perception into the highest trade drivers for these markets.
- Las Vegas, Nevada (up 22.2 p.c): Nationwide affiliation, sports activities leisure, expertise, coaching/schooling, and wedding ceremony.
- St. Louis, Missouri (up 12 p.c): Nationwide affiliation, wedding ceremony, social sports activities, monetary/banking, and charity/non-profit/social companies.
- Nashville, Tennessee (up 6.8 p.c): Consulting, healthcare, manufacturing, nationwide affiliation, and expertise.
- Orlando, Florida (up 2.8 p.c): Know-how, nationwide affiliation, state affiliation, consulting, and charity/non-profit/social companies.
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida (up 2.2 p.c): Healthcare, wedding ceremony, nationwide affiliation, state affiliation, and coaching/schooling.
- High 5 secondary markets by YOY development in occasion quantity: Louisville, Kentucky, led in secondary markets, with occasion bookings rising 72.73 p.c and monetary/banking conferences because the main trade driver. The 5 high-growth secondary markets and prime industries have been:
- Louisville, Kentucky (72.73 p.c): Monetary/banking
- Madison, Wisconsin (63.23 p.c): Monetary/banking
- Sacramento, California (33.01 p.c): Charity/non-profit/social companies
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (29.23 p.c): Manufacturing
- Norfolk-Virginia Seashore, Virginia (23.7 p.c): Charity/non-profit/social companies