This year’s selection of 11 emerging U.S. cities consists of premium destinations for hosting business meetings, corporate events and association gatherings. From Northern California to the Colorado Rockies, from the Midwest to New England, and from the Southeast to the Lone Star state, today’s professional event planners have a variety of choices.
Each city is becoming more popular as a destination for business travelers. All have expanding downtown convention centers and hotels that offer plenty of meeting space for large-scale events and intimate strategy sessions.
A few emerging cities are havens for event planners in search of serene settings, where guests can enjoy local sites and absorb the surrounding landscapes—when they aren’t conducting business meetings. Other selections sit within major metropolitan areas, where global commerce is prospering, international airports are accessible and public transportation is readily available.