Opal Collection has earned the Clever Collaborator Award at the 2026 Cvent Excellence Awards for its use of interactive 3D technology to help meeting planners and hotel teams collaborate throughout the event planning process.
The luxury hotel and resort portfolio implemented Cvent’s Event Diagramming Suite across its properties, giving planners a shared digital workspace to visualize event spaces, explore room configurations and make changes alongside hotel teams, even when planning from hundreds of miles away.
The technology is seeing increased use across the collection. Opal reported a 72.1% year-over-year increase in collaborator invitations, a 19.3% increase in event diagrams created and an 18.2% increase in events modeled.
Through interactive floor plans, 3D diagrams and standardized templates, planners can compare seating arrangements, test room layouts and refine event details with property teams without requiring an in-person site visit for every decision. The system also provides a consistent planning process across the portfolio while allowing individual properties to accommodate different event requirements.
“Planning an event involves countless decisions, and the ability to visualize a space and make changes together can make a real difference,” said Jodi Torres, Director of Event Management for Opal Collection in a media statement. “These tools give our clients a clearer picture of what’s possible while helping our teams collaborate more closely with them, whether they’re planning from across town or across the country.”
The Cvent Excellence Awards recognize organizations and industry professionals using event and hospitality technology to improve results.
Opal Collection’s portfolio includes luxury hotels and resorts in destinations stretching from Bar Harbor, Maine, to Key West, Florida, with an additional property in Nashville, Tennessee. The collection brings together properties with distinct connections to their locations through locally inspired design, cuisine and experiences. The portfolio’s geographic reach also gives planners options for programs in several different markets while working with one hotel collection.
Cvent provides an AI-powered technology platform for managing in-person, virtual and hybrid events, helping planners, marketers, hotels and venues streamline event planning and drive business. More than 445,000 users across 34,000 organizations rely on Cvent for event management, data insights and its global marketplace. Learn more at Cvent.com.
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