National Association of Entrepreneurship (NAE) Meridian is the United States-based authority on unique luxury meeting hospitality. Our members and staff travel the country to assess properties and their meeting facilities, restaurants, spas, and amenities based on special, specific, and objective standards that determine Meridian selection and status. Our “transformative experience” focus is unlike any other rating or award program.
We experience every property in its entirety, including, property vibe or feel, guest service, restaurant/food service options, meeting facilities, recreation, spa, and amenity array. We recommend through the eyes of a CEO or Business Owner staying anonymously as an individual guest or on formal site visits. Our primary objective is to validate a unique, luxury meeting experience. Every Meridian selection is earned through our unique process.
While we assess multiple factors including service, programming, amenities, location, and facility, our system emphasizes service because your experience at a property goes beyond the normal — delivering high-end luxury meetings is both an art and a science. Not every property can pull that off.
The origin of the NAE Meridian program began over 20 years ago as a closed group property referral service and evolved to the creation of the CEO Guide Book (and program) in 2007. We further advanced the program's services and rating through a more in-depth offering that led to the NAE Destinations Program in 2015. In 2020 we decided to create a semi-public facing designation and the Meridian program was born. 2020 was a challenging year for both associations and the hospitality industry in general.
However, we were able to make the transition and announcement of the national designation. We quietly operated through the remainder of the pandemic and our third class, still remaining semi-public (NAE members and friends). In Fall 2023 the fourth class selection date was announced, the new group is made up of some perennial selections and a few unique designation winners. The class of 2024 will represent the next benchmark in our twenty-plus-year history, It will include some terrific new programming. This will include an annual showcase of the four top recommended properties and much more. 2024 list will be announced on March 5, 2024.
We are the only designation, recognition, and national rating system that is not only independent, but we have traveled the county, experienced luxury meetings at the properties, and worked with real customers (our members), so we give guests the most reliable information on where to experience the unique.
Ultimately we are not only a national rating service, we are also the customer because our 8,000 CEO members host thousands of meetings and events each year. We are driven to find them the best properties possible.
As a public facing designation, we want all CEO/Executive decision makers to easily recognize that a Meridian Property truly is the “High Point” of luxury meeting properties that provide a “Transformative Experience”.
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