based on 132 qualified responses; respondents included travel managers, directors, vice presidents, or other corporate buyers (58 percent); meeting managers, directors, or vice presidents (27 percent); accounts payable, expense, or other corporate executives (14 percent); or travel management or meeting management company executives (one percent)
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*These expenses do not include air costs.
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Cost per attendee in the North American meetings industry 2019, by sector
This graph depicts the cost per attendee in the meetings industry in North America as of April 2019, by sector. The expense for senior leadership and board meetings amounted to *** U.S. dollars per attendee in North America.
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Cost per attendee in the North American meetings industry as of April 2019 (in U.S. dollars)* [Graph], American Express, September 18, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/626435/cost-per-attendee-meetings-industry-north-america/
