SINGAPORE was voted the Top International Meeting City for the second time in succession by the Union of International Associations (UIA) 2008 Global Rankings.
In the UIA’s International Meeting Statistics 2008 report, Singapore also moved one notch up from 2007 to third position in the Top International Meeting Countries category behind USA (first) and France (second).
The UIA is an independent, non-governmental research institute with key activities including consolidating statistics on international organisations and their international meetings.
“This ranking underscores Singapore’s reputation as an exchange capital of the world where people, ideas and technology converge to generate business success,” said Jason Ong, area director for Middle East and Africa, Singapore Tourism Board.
Singapore hosted 637 meetings in 2008 that met UIA’s qualifying criteria – a 36 per cent increase over 2007. It rose to first place in 2007, with almost 30 per cent more meetings than the city in second place.
Come 2010, business events organisers will have more options with new developments such as the two new integrated resorts, Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World at Sentosa and Gardens by the Bay, Singapore’s second botanical gardens.