Experience Kissimmee Named 19th Top Meeting Destination in North America by Cvent

Kissimmee, FL – May 20, 2025 – Experience Kissimmee announced it was named the 19th Top Meeting Destination in North America by Cvent. The globally recognized Cvent Top Meeting Destinations lists analyze and rank cities that stand out for their exceptional ability to attract group business to their areas through thoughtful event planner collaboration, distinctive experiential offerings, and unique hotels and venues. Kissimmee’s strategic online presence ensures it remains at the forefront for meetings and events, appealing directly to the unique expectations of attendees and event planners alike. Rankings are determined based on robust sourcing and request-for-proposal (RFP) activity through the Cvent Supplier Network, one of the world’s largest venue-sourcing platforms. The destination has moved up five spots from the 24^th position in 2024. 

Located in the heart of Florida, Kissimmee boasts more than 1 million square feet of meeting space and more than 25,000 hotel rooms, including a variety of resorts, boutique hotels, and all-suite accommodations. With an additional 300 diverse venues and luxury vacation homes with up to 15 bedrooms, there’s a meeting space for everyone! With cuisine options from around the globe, year-round sunshine, and over 1,200 things to do, Kissimmee is a popular spot for gatherings and events. 

Kissimmee is at the doorstep of world-famous theme parks, the headwaters of the Everglades and excellent dining and entertainment options, which offers exciting event itineraries that elevate meetings. Additionally, meeting organizations can save money by choosing Kissimmee as their meeting destination through the "It Pays to Meet in Kissimmee" meeting incentive and make an impact through our sustainability initiative. 

“Being named among Cvent’s Top Meeting Destinations is a proud moment for Kissimmee and our over 1,000 partners, demonstrating our commitment to the meetings industry,” said Michelle Moore, Senior Director of Meeting Sales & Services at Experience Kissimmee. “Our destination experts provide customized planning support which includes connections with local vendors, promotional resources, opportunities to save money through our meeting incentive and support the environment through our sustainability initiative.  This partnership with planners helps create impactful meetings that benefit the meeting organization and our community.”

“Congratulations to Kissimmee, Florida for being honored as a Cvent Top Meeting Destination in North America. This distinguished recognition is a testament to the city's outstanding group offerings and dedication to meeting event planners’ needs,” said Bharet Malhotra, Cvent Executive Vice President, Hospitality Cloud. “Given the substantial economic benefits that meetings and events provide to local communities, it is more important than ever for convention & visitors bureaus to champion their regions, engage planners early, and prioritize RFP responses to attract more group business to their areas. We are proud to spotlight cities like Kissimmee to our global network of more than 145,000 event planners looking for exceptional locations and strong local partnerships to bring their events to life.”

Methodology
Cvent evaluated 14,000+ cities worldwide listed on the Cvent Supplier Network. Activity was tracked between January 2024 and December 2024. Rankings were determined by a set of qualifying criteria, including: the number of total room nights booked through the Cvent Supplier Network; the number of unique electronic request-for-proposals (RFPs) sent through the marketplace to venues within the city; the total value of the RFPs submitted; and the actual awarded value for meetings booked.

About the Cvent Supplier Network 
The Cvent Supplier Network features more than 340,000 hotels, resorts and special event venues, serving as one of the world’s largest and most accurate databases of detailed venue information. Event planners sourced more than $18 billion of group business through Cvent’s sourcing networks in 2024 alone. The Cvent Supplier Network is part of Cvent’s suite of solutions that tens of thousands of hotels, CVBs and destination management organizations rely on to reach more planners, attract group business to their properties & destinations, and directly engage with Cvent’s global network of more than 145,000 event professionals. Cvent technology enables hotels and venues to efficiently manage their group and corporate travel business, increase revenue, and deliver more profitable results.   

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About Experience Kissimmee:
Experience Kissimmee is the official CVB and DMO for Osceola County, serving as a strategic resource for meeting and event planners. Our dedicated Meeting Sales & Services team partners with event professionals from initial planning through execution, offering expert sourcing support, promotional tools, and access to over 1,000 trusted local partners. With more than 25,000 hotel rooms and over one million square feet of meeting space, we help bring bold event visions to life. Every successful event contributes to our mission—driving visitation and creating economic opportunity for our community.

About Cvent:
Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 5,000+ employees and 24,000+ customers worldwide as of December 31, 2024. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimize the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit cvent.com. 

Media Contacts

Experience Kissimmee Communications Department 
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Erica Stoltenberg 
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