2021 MEETING PLANNER SURVEY
The Ingleside Hotel sent out a survey in February 2021 to meeting planners. Our goal was to gain insight into the meeting planning outlook in 2021. There were 50 responses to our survey. Here are the results!
2021 MEETING PLANNER SURVEY RESULTS
How were your 2020 meetings impacted by the pandemic?
4.00% (2) Held as planned
48.00% (24) Held virtually
22.00% (11) Cancelled
16.00% (8) Cancelled and re-booked at the same location for a future year
8.00% (4) Held partially or hybrid with lower attendance
2.00% (1) Other
When do you anticipate your next 25+ person meeting taking place?
2.00% (1) I'm already having them
0.00% (0) Sometime before April 1
12.00% (6) April - July
12.00% (6) August - September
26.00% (13) After September
48.00% (24) I don't know yet
What type of meeting will it be?
18.00% (9) Small local meeting
6.00% (3) Small local meeting connected to other meetings via video conference
26.00% (13) Large meeting distributed across multiple rooms within a venue
20.00% (10) Regular meeting
30.00% (15) I don't know
When do you anticipate being able to contract this next 25+ person meeting?
10.00% (5) I'm already contracting
8.00% (4) Sometime before April 1
6.00% (3) April - July
14.00% (7) July - September
10.00% (5) After September
52.00% (26) I don't know yet
Do you expect to book more or fewer in-person meetings in July - December 2021 compared to July - December 2019?
2.00% (1) More
56.00% (28) Fewer
20.00% (10) Equal amount
22.00% (11) I don't know
Do you expect to book more or fewer in-person meetings in 2022 compared to 2019?
18.00% (9) More
10.00% (5) Fewer
38.00% (19) Equal amount
34.00% (17) I don't know yet
Does your company or organization have travel restrictions in place?
40.00% (20) No
60.00% (30) Yes
Does your company or organization have meeting restrictions in place?
18.00% (9) No
82.00% (41) Yes
Have you held a hybrid event in the last 12 months?
74.00% (37) I haven't held a hybrid meeting
26.00% (13) I have held a hybrid meeting
Will you incorporate hybrid elements for your events going forward?
22.45% (11) Yes
8.16% (4) No
69.39% (34) I don't know yet
If you're adding hybrid components, do you plan to increase your AV budget per person?
10.00% (5) N/A, I'm not adding hybrid components
16.00% (8) No, I don't plan to increase my AV budget
2.00% (1) Yes, less than $20
4.00% (2) Yes, $20-$40
2.00% (1) Yes, $40-$60
0.00% (0) Yes, $60+
66.00% (33) I don't know yet
Thank you to everyone that participated in the survey. Congratulations to the winners below!
Wisco Box - Sarah Krause, WELS
Overnight stay certificate - Kara Roeming, Parents United