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Event Impact Calculator (EIC)

The Event Impact Calculator is utilized by over 300 destination organizations worldwide and is the global standard for measuring net new money coming to a community because of meetings and events.

Join the industry's leading event impact measurement.

The Event Impact Calculator measures the economic value of an event and calculates its return on investment to local taxes. Armed with this information, destination organizations and CVBs are better prepared to make the case to policymakers and stakeholders for the ongoing development and growth of the events and meetings sectors. Updated annually, the calculator draws on ten different data sources to provide an industry-wide standard.

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Why is it important

With more than 300 destination organizations using the tool, the Event Impact Calculator has been established as an industry standard with over 500,000 events analyzed. The models and platform have been developed by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company.

Credible

With minimal user inputs, destination organizations and CVBs can produce impact analysis based on the latest survey and economic data available.

 

Localized

Each destination organization and CVB receives access to a model that is uniquely developed for their destination.

Comprehensive

The calculator measures the direct impacts of events on businesses, employment, income and taxes.

Why Use the Event Impact Calculator?

DAVID E. CZECHOWSKI

"Our partners in tourism look to Choose Chicago for expertise and leadership in measuring event value. Working closely with Destinations International, the Choose Chicago Data Team sees continued success in its goal of positioning Choose Chicago as the go to source for credible and defendable economic impact profiling." 

DAVID E. CZECHOWSKI 
Director/Sr. Economist - Research & Analysis 
Choose Chicago/Chicago Sports Commission

Subscription Rates

Annual fees for licensing one or more modules follow the rate structure below, based on the organization's annual operating budget. 
Local and Public Events module pricing is based on the rentable square footage of the destination's convention center.

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2024 Americas Pricing*

Organization Budget
 
Annual License Fee
 
 
Meetings
 

Sports
 

Festivals
 

Meetings + 1 Module
 

All Three Modules
 
Less than US$1M
 
$2,562
 
$2,032
 
$2,032
 
$3,444
 
$5,488
 
US$1M - US$2.99M
 
$2,873
 
$2,286
 
$2,286
 
$3,874
 
$6,174
 
US$3M - US$5.99M
 
$4,412
 
$3,203
 
$3,203
 
$5,962
 
$8,716
 
US$6M - US$9.99M
 
$6,401
 
$3,861
 
$3,861
 
$8,272
 
$11,475
 
US$10M - US$14.99M
 
$8,272
 
$4,412
 
$4,412
 
$10,812
 
$14,673
 
US$15M - US$19.99M
 
$9,099
 
$4,853
 
$4,853
 
$11,893
 
$16,140
 
Above US$20M
 
$9,927
 
$5,294
 
$5,294
 
$12,974
 
$17,607
 


* EIC modules in the Americas are currently available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Pricing is also available for Australia. Please reach out to our contacts below for inquiries. Please also reach out to the contacts below for state/province or regional pricing.

2024 European Pricing

Organization Budget
 
Annual License Fee
 
 
Meetings
 
Sports Festivals Meetings + 1 Module All Three Modules
Less than €1 million
 
€2,553
 
€2,025
 
€2,025
 
€3,432
 
€5,469
 
€1 million-€2.99 million
 
€2,863
 
€2,278
 
€2,278
 
€3,861
 
€6,153
 
€3 million-€5.99 million
 
€4,412
 
€3,192
 
€3,192
 
€5,942
 
€8,686
 
€6 million-€9.99 million
 
€6,379
 
€3,847
 
€3,847
 
€8,245
 
€11,436
 
€10 million-€14.99 million
 
€8,245
 
€4,396
 
€4,396
 
€10,775
 
€14,623
 
€15 million-€19.99 million
 
€9,038
 
€4,837
 
€4,837
 
€11,852
 
€16,085
 
above €20 million
 
€9,893
 
€5,275
 
€5,275
 
€12,931
 
€17,548
 

Subscription to the Event Impact Calculator is available to Destinations International member organizations only. 

 

Contact

Elaine Rosquist, CMP

Senior Director of Product Engagement
Destinations International

Elaine leads strategic development of the Event Impact Calculator and related Destinations International products. She works with subscribers and product developers to ensure a great user experience, robust training resources and strong community support.

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