Cvent Unveils 2019 List of Top 25 Meeting Hotels in the Middle East and Africa

Cvent, a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, today released its annual list of the Top 25 Meeting Hotels in the Middle East and Africa. The list was compiled by analysing meeting and event booking activity through the Cvent Supplier Network (CSN), one of the world’s largest venue sourcing platforms. More than USD $16 billion and more than 42 million room nights were sourced through the CSN in 2018. Cvent’s Top Meeting Hotels lists rank venues based on MICE performance according to various criteria, including total requests for proposals (RFPs) and conversion rate. Top venues are sorted geographically, and rankings are based on each hotel’s MICE performance.

“In the Middle East and Africa, we saw a nearly 20 percent increase in RFP volume year-over-year and hotels featured on this year’s lists are elevating their MICE strategy through innovative digital marketing and quick and complete online responses to RFPs – which is exactly what event organisers want,” said Chris McAndrews, vice president of marketing for Cvent Hospitality Cloud. “Our Top Meeting Hotels lists are consistently used by event organisers to find great hotels and by hoteliers looking to set themselves apart to increase their property’s MICE revenue.”

Middle East and Africa List Highlights

• JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai retained its number one position as Top Meeting Hotel.
• Seven other properties in Dubai round out the Top 10, highlighting the continued interest in hosting meetings and events in the Dubai area:
  • InterContinental Dubai – Festival City (ranked 2^nd)
  • Grand Hyatt Dubai (ranked 3^rd)
  • Conrad Dubai (ranked 4^th)
  • Fairmont Dubai (ranked 5^th)
  • Radisson Blu Hotel Dubai Waterfront (ranked 6^th)
  • Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai (ranked 9^th)
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Centre (ranked 10^th)

• Newcomers to the Top 25 list include: Mövenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi & Palais des Congrès Marrakech; InterContinental David Tel Aviv; The Meydan Hotel; Jumeirah at Etihad Towers; and Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino to name a few.
• Marriott, AccorHotels, and IHG are the top three hotel chains represented on the list.

Top 10 Hotel Properties in Middle East and Africa