As associations ramp up efforts to plan international meetings, there are subtleties that play into making them a success.

New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando — they’re all stellar meeting destinations with an abundance of attributes that give them Tier-1 status. But that doesn’t make them right for every meeting.

From state-of-the-art meeting spaces to large tradeshow-style facilities, there are a wealth of new and renovated convention centers gracing the landscape of the meeting and event space throughout the country.

Association Conventions & Facilities magazine proudly presents the designees of our 2024 America’s Premier Meeting & Convention Destinations.

The deserving winners of the 2023 Distinctive Achievement Awards presented by Association Conventions & Facilities magazine have met or exceeded the high standards that association meeting planners demand today.

As health scares, mass shootings and natural disasters continue to saturate the headlines, meeting and event planners are being tasked with preparing for a host of issues to keep attendees safe.

These industry-leading destinations earn their way atop the list of planners nationwide.

The deserving winners of the 2022 Distinctive Achievement Awards have met or exceeded the high standards that association meeting planners demand today.

Meeting planners already had a multitude of responsibilities that needed to be fulfilled promptly and efficiently, but the COVID-19 pandemic added an entirely new dimension that demands unparalleled flexibility.

As the COVID-19 pandemic’s stranglehold on the meetings and incentives industry wanes, these destinations offer attractive alternatives for planners seeking to host smaller, face-to-face or hybrid meetings.