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S’pore ranks top in global list of destination
for meetings and business
Posted by luxuryasiahome on September 18, 2008
For the first time, Singapore has clinched top spot as the best
place for meetings and businesses, beating global players such
as Paris and Vienna.
The Union of International Associations (UIA) Global Rankings
also gave Singapore top billing as the number one Asian country
for meetings, a position Singapore has held for the past 24
years.
The Singapore Tourism Board said the country accounted for 22.5
per cent of the meetings held in Asia in 2007.
Over the past ten years, Singapore has also seen a whopping 256
per cent growth in international meetings staged here.
Last year, Singapore hosted 465 international meetings that met
UIA’s qualifying criteria, representing a significant 56 per
cent growth over 2006.
Most notable among the meetings were the 3rd Hague International
Model of United Nations, the 27th International Epilepsy
Congress, the 2nd World Glaucoma Congress & Exhibition, the 18th
Wonca World Conference 2007 and International Bar Association
Conference 2007 which cumulatively drew close to 12,700
delegates to converge in Singapore.
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