A presentation for Convention Sales Professionals International's 2012 Annual Conference by Christopher Durso, executive editor of PCMA Convene magazine.

1. 15 Facts
About Meetings and Conventions —
Today and Tomorrow
From PCMA Convene’s 2012 Meetings Industry Forecast and 2012 Meetings Market Survey
Christopher Durso | Executive Editor
PCMA Convene, The Magazine of the
Professional Convention Management Association

2. 1.
368 hotels with a total of 40,070 rooms
are projected to open in the United States
this year.
In 2009, 1,316 hotels with a total of
147,498 rooms opened.
SOURCE: Lodging Econometrics

3. 2. Top 5 U.S. Lodging Markets
Based on Occupancy (2011):
Oahu Island 80.7%
New York City 79.5%
San Francisco 79.2%
Miami 77.0%
Los Angeles 73.5%
SOURCE: STR

4. 3. 60.5% of attendees at meetings
held in hotel-based conference centers
are locally based.
SOURCE: PKF Consulting

5. 4. A total of $704 billion was spent on
travel within and to the United States in
2010, producing $186 billion in payroll
and $113 billion in tax receipts.
SOURCE: U.S. Travel Association

6. 5. Top 5 U.S. Airports Based on
Total Passengers (May 2011):
Atlanta 3.97 million
Chicago O’Hare 2.62 million
Dallas/Ft. Worth 2.29 million
Denver 2.18 million
Los Angeles 2.10 million
SOURCE: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

7. 6. Average Airfare (2010):
Domestic International
$231 $1,795
SOURCE: American Express Business Travel Monitor

8. 7. Top 5 International Meeting Destinations:
SOURCE: Union of International Associations (UIA)

9. 8. Top 5 Sites for Health-Care Meetings:
SOURCE: Health Care Exhibitors Association (HCEA)

10. 9. Total Number of Association Meetings:
2007: 9,036
2008: 9,610
2009: 9,255
2010: 9,120
SOURCE: International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)

11. 10. Top 5 Subjects for
International Meetings:
SOURCE: International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA)

12. 11. 31% of planners organize more than 20
meetings a year.
SOURCE: PCMA Convene 2012 Meetings Market Survey

13. 12. $1.27 million / $6.77 million
Average size of an organization’s meetings budget
vs. its total budget in 2011 (compared to $1.24
million / $6.93 million in 2010)
SOURCE: PCMA Convene 2012 Meetings Market Survey

14. 13. 4,164
Average attendance at an organization’s largest
meeting in 2011 (down from 4,409 in 2010)
SOURCE: PCMA Convene Meetings Market Survey

15. 14. $3.4 million
Average value of an organization’s largest meeting
to its host destination in 2011 (same as in 2010)
SOURCE: PCMA Convene 2012 Meetings Market Survey

16. 15. 107,321 square feet
Average size of an organization’s largest exhibition
(down from 110,995 square feet in 2010)
SOURCE: PCMA Convene 2012 Meetings Market Survey