Skift Meetings Awards 2024: Meet the Finalists

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For the second year, Skift Meetings Awards will once again celebrate the business events industry’s most respected and innovative suppliers. View the 2024 finalists now.

— Adam Stacey

Skift Meetings is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2024 Skift Meetings Awards.

The Skift Meetings Awards are once again set to recognize and celebrate the business events industry’s most respected suppliers, who are setting the standard for excellence through their unique understanding of planner needs, consistent delivery of exceptional service and extraordinary offerings.

This year’s categories were split across three defined criteria groups:

Tech Providers
Hotels
Other suppliers

Just short of 130 submissions were received this year, with 76 making it through to the final round of judging. These submissions are now set to be reviewed and scored by our independent panel of judges, consisting of a selection of the industry’s most respected leaders and experts.

Take a look at the full list of finalists below:

TECH PROVIDERS

MOST INNOVATIVE EVENT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT

BEST SITE-SOURCING SOLUTION

BEST EVENT MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

HOTELS

BEST HOTEL CHAIN (OUTSIDE THE U.S.)

BEST HOTEL CHAIN (U.S.)

BEST HOTEL (OUTSIDE THE U.S.)

BEST HOTEL (U.S.)

BEST HOTEL EVENT SPACE (OUTSIDE THE U.S.)

BEST HOTEL EVENT SPACE (U.S.)

BEST ALL-INCLUSIVE HOTEL CHAIN (GLOBAL)

OTHER SUPPLIERS

BEST DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (OUTSIDE THE U.S.)

BEST DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION (U.S.)

BEST CONVENTION CENTER (OUTSIDE THE U.S.)

BEST CONVENTION CENTER (U.S.)

BEST CRUISE LINE (GLOBAL)

Congratulations to all of the shortlisted finalists! Keep an eye out for the Skift Meetings Awards winner announcement in August.

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