The United States remained the top destination for international association conventions in 2013, according to the annual rankings compiled by the International Congress and Convention Association. For cities, Paris was the number-one destination, unseating Vienna, Austria, which had held the top spot since 2005. After the U.S., Germany, Spain, France, the U.K., Italy, Japan, China, Brazil and the Netherlands round out the top 10 countries. Madrid, Spain; Vienna; Barcelona, Spain; Berlin; Singapore; London; Istanbul, Turkey; Lisbon, Portugal; and Seoul, South Korea, followed Paris as the top cities.
Country
|
Number of meetings in 2013 |
1 U.S.A.
2 Germany
3 Spain
4 France
5 United Kingdom
6 Italy
7 Japan
8 China-P.R.
9 Brazil
10 Netherlands
11 Canada
12 Republic of Korea
13 Portugal
14 Austria
15 Sweden
16 Australia
17 Argentina
18 Turkey
19 Belgium
20 Switzerland | 829
722
562
527
525
447
342
340
315
302
290
260
249
244
238
231
223
221
214
205 |
City
|
Number of meetings in 2013 |
1 Paris
2 Madrid
3 Vienna
4 Barcelona
5 Berlin
6 Singapore
7 London
8 Istanbul
9 Lisbon
Seoul
11 Prague
12 Amsterdam
13 Dublin
14 Buenos Aires
15 Brussels
16 Copenhagen
17 Budapest
18 Beijing
19 Rome
20 Bangkok
Stockholm
Sydney | 204
186
182
179
178
175
166
146
125
125
121
120
114
113
111
109
106
105
99
93
93
93 |