B
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20%
20% -- planner pessimism rate for APAC event planners (2026)
20% of APAC event planners are less optimistic.
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Evidence graded
Value
20%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
167
Geography
APAC
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Cvent and Northstar Meetings Group
Primary
Tier B
https://www.themeetingsshow-apac.com/show-news/planners-asia-pacific-anticipate-increase-meetings-du… ↗
Source Article
Planners in Asia Pacific anticipate increase in meetings during 2026
Planners in Asia Pacific anticipate increase in meetings during 2026
New data reveals over US$250 million projected spend as The Meetings Show Asia Pacific prepares for its third edition on 14-15 April 2026
Over half (52%) of event planners in Asia Pacific (APAC) expect to produce more meetings in 2…
Original Research
Cvent and Northstar Meetings Group
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Methodology
Survey of 167 planners in the APAC region by Cvent and Northstar Meetings Group; EMEA 26%, North America 32%
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryEvents
RegionAPAC
RoleEvent Planner
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/apac-planners-less-optimistic-20pct" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- planner pessimism rate for APAC event planners<br><small>Source: Cvent and Northstar Meetings Group (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/apac-planners-less-optimistic-20pct" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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