VENUES & DESTINATIONS

Recognizing event venues with a maximum capacity of 300 people that deliver exceptional functionality and guest experience.

Recognizing event venues with a capacity of 301 to 1,000 people that deliver strong flexibility, service, and event capability.

Recognizing event venues with a capacity above 1,000 people that support major events through scale, infrastructure, and service.

Recognizing venues established or substantially opened within the previous five years.

Recognizing venues that adapt effectively to different event types, audience sizes, layouts, and production requirements.

Recognizing venues that demonstrate strong environmental and social responsibility through facilities, operations, and event support.

Recognizing venues that provide inclusive access, services, facilities, and experiences for diverse users.

For entries that do not fit an existing venues by size & capability sub-category and require a more specific classification.

Recognizing arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, and major spectator venues capable of hosting large-scale events.

Recognizing purpose-built venues for conventions, conferences, exhibitions, meetings, and major business events.

Recognizing venues designed to host exhibitions, trade shows, consumer shows, fairs, and expos.

Recognizing indoor or outdoor sites designed to accommodate festivals, stages, activity zones, and large audiences.

Recognizing hotels that provide exceptional spaces, service, hospitality, accommodation, and support for events.

Recognizing museums and galleries that provide distinctive, functional, and culturally rich settings for events.

Recognizing venues with significant heritage, architectural character, or cultural history that enhance event experiences.

Recognizing venues designed or operated for concerts, live music, and musical performances.

Recognizing facilities designed to host sporting competitions, participation, training, and spectator experiences.

Recognizing gardens, parks, beaches, squares, terraces, golf courses, amphitheaters, and other outdoor event settings.

Recognizing rooftop, elevated, or panoramic venues that use views and location to enhance event experience.

Recognizing venues that provide exceptional settings, services, and guest experiences for weddings.

Recognizing venues distinguished by premium design, service, exclusivity, hospitality, and guest experience.

Recognizing venues designed to create transformative, sensory, digital, or world-building experiences.

Recognizing venues in which guests actively participate in entertainment, games, attractions, learning, or physical activities.

Recognizing temporary venues that provide adaptable, purposeful, and memorable settings for limited-duration events.

Recognizing distinctive nontraditional venues defined by exceptional architecture, location, function, history, or atmosphere.

For entries that do not fit an existing venues by type sub-category and require a more specific classification.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions in Africa that provide exceptional capabilities for events and experiences.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions across Asia-Pacific that provide exceptional capabilities for events and experiences.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions in Australia and Oceania that provide exceptional event capabilities.

Recognizing Canadian cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions that provide exceptional capabilities for events and experiences.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions in Europe that provide exceptional capabilities for events and experiences.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions across Latin America and the Caribbean that provide exceptional event capabilities.

Recognizing cities, municipalities, resorts, or regions in the Middle East that provide exceptional event capabilities.

Recognizing destinations in the United Kingdom that provide exceptional settings, infrastructure, service, and support for events.

Recognizing destinations in the United States that provide exceptional settings, infrastructure, service, and support for events.

For entries that do not fit an existing event destinations by region sub-category and require a more specific classification.

Recognizing destinations with exceptional capabilities for meetings, incentives, conferences, conventions, and exhibitions.

Recognizing destinations distinguished by entertainment, attractions, culture, leisure, nightlife, or visitor experiences.

Recognizing destinations that provide exceptional experiences, access, hospitality, and facilities for incentive travel.

Recognizing destinations that attract, host, and support sporting events, participants, teams, and spectators.

Recognizing destinations that integrate environmental stewardship, community value, accessibility, and responsible tourism.

Recognizing destinations that provide exceptional settings, hospitality, services, and experiences for weddings.

Recognizing destinations distinguished by heritage, arts, culture, festivals, institutions, and authentic local experiences.

Recognizing destinations that provide strong infrastructure, connectivity, venues, services, and support for business events.

For entries that do not fit an existing destination specialisms sub-category and require a more specific classification.