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Jeremy Marquard on the return of group meetings and events
June 16, 2021
As hoteliers, we have one more thing to look forward to now.Meetings and events are back in demand. Group data from Knowland (the leader in meeting and event data) for May indicates a 28.4% increase in meetings held across the US. The attendee levels have already reached 2019 levels. What does this mean for hotels and event organizers? On this week's episode of the Hotel Moment podcast, we are joined by Jeremy Marquard, Director of Global Accounts at ConferenceDirect, to discuss the return of group meetings and events at hotels.Jeremy shares expertise about what groups and hotel staff can expect as the demand for in-person events increases.We cover everything from contracting the event space to the current staffing crisis. Tune in!  

As hoteliers, we have one more thing to look forward to now.

Meetings and events are back in demand. Group data from Knowland (the leader in meeting and event data) for May indicates a 28.4% increase in meetings held across the US. The attendee levels have already reached 2019 levels.

What does this mean for hotels and event organizers?

On this week's episode of the Hotel Moment podcast, we are joined by Jeremy Marquard, Director of Global Accounts at ConferenceDirect, to discuss the return of group meetings and events at hotels.

Jeremy shares expertise about what groups and hotel staff can expect as the demand for in-person events increases.

We cover everything from contracting the event space to the current staffing crisis. Tune in!  



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