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Destination Competitive Set MonitorNo. 3 · October 2026

Destination Competitive Set Monitor · Midwest set · Q3 2026Data to 30 September 2026

The set books more citywides as the subscriber falls behind

Competitors announced 31 future citywide bookings in the quarter, against five for the subscriber destination. Hotel supply near the center is the clearest difference between them

1Bookings announced in the quarter

Announced citywide bookings across the set rose by one on the third quarter of 2025. Lake city, State capital and Harbor city gained, Plains city lost two, and the subscriber destination slipped from six bookings to five.¹

Table 1Citywide bookings announced in the third quarterbookings and peak room nights

Destination	Bookings	Room nights	Q3 2025 bookings
Lake city	9	148,000	7
State capital	7	102,000	6
River city	6	81,000	6
Plains city	5	77,000	7
Harbor city	4	52,000	3
Subscriber destination	5	64,000	6
Competitive set	36	524,000	35

Source: convention center event calendars, association meeting announcements and board minutes, Convene Analytics

Figure 1Citywide bookings announced over the past four quartersbookings, rolling four quarters

Source: convention center event calendars, association meeting announcements and board minutes, Convene Analytics

2Hotel openings and center expansions

We track every hotel and center project in the set with a first promised date in a public document. River city's connected hotel opened in September as promised. Plains city's center expansion and Harbor city's new hotel have both slipped, which pushes new capacity at two competitors later into 2027.²

Table 2Hotel and center projects, promised and latest datesrooms or square feet

Destination	Project	Size	Promised	Latest
River city	Connected hotel	610 rooms	Q3 2026	Opened Sep 2026
Lake city	Convention hotel	800 rooms	Q1 2027	Q1 2027
State capital	Convention hotel	520 rooms	Q2 2027	Q2 2027
Plains city	Center expansion	180,000 sq ft	Q2 2027	Q4 2027
Harbor city	Select service hotel	240 rooms	Q4 2026	Q2 2027

Source: municipal building permits, hotel development filings, public financing documents, Convene Analytics

Figure 2Hotel rooms within a half mile of the center, open or due by end 2027rooms

Lake city: 5,200
Plains city: 3,900
State capital: 3,800
River city: 3,600
Subscriber destination: 2,900
Harbor city: 2,400

Source: hotel development filings, municipal permits, Convene Analytics walking distance mapping

3Against our Shortlist Study

4What to watch in the fourth quarter

Site selection votes at three associations that hold board meetings in November, the opening date confirmation for Lake city's convention hotel, and whether Plains city's expansion financing closes before the year ends.

How this monitor is built

A citywide booking is a future event with a peak night of at least 1,500 hotel rooms, counted when the destination or the association announces it
Promised dates are the first dates given in a financing document, permit or public announcement, and are never revised
Every booking and project traces to a calendar entry, announcement, permit or filing held on file for subscribers who ask

Approved for subscribersRenata ElleryManaging Director, Destination Research · 7 October 2026

¹ Destinations are described rather than named in this sample. Subscribers see the set they chose when they joined the Study.

² Room counts include hotels open today and projects with a building permit and a confirmed opening date before the end of 2027.