Icca Statistics 2013 PDF

International Congress and Convention Association
2013
ICCA
Statistics
Report
Country
& City
Rankings
International
Association
Meetings
Market
The Association Meetings Market 2013
The International Association

Meetings Market 2013
Abstract for international associations, press, universities, students, and consultants
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Introduction
Contents
With the release of the 2013 country

and city rankings ICCA is reporting
another year of continued strength in
the international association meetings
market.
2013 top 10 cities: Paris new number

one
Vienna, which has been the number one
city in the ICCA rankings each year since
2005, has lost its 1st place to Paris, which
was 2nd last year and previously shared 1st
place with Vienna in 2008. Madrid, 4th in
2012 is now 2nd and Vienna 3rd. Barcelona
climbs one place to 4th and Berlin moves
from 3rd to 5th place. Singapore remains
6th and London fell from a shared 6th place
to 7th. Istanbul climbs one place to 8th and
Lisbon and Seoul, both newcomers in the
top 10, share 9th place.
11,685 regularly occurring

association meetings which rotate
between at least three countries were
identified by ICCA members and ICCAs
in-house research team as having
taken place during 2013, 535 more
than identified a year previously.
It shouldnt be surprising that our 2013
figures have demonstrated the strength of
the international association meetings
sector, since the overall picture for our
industry is significantly better than has
been the case for quite some time. But it
should be remembered that this is a sector
that has shown significant growth in every
single year since the financial crisis hit the
world economy in 2008. The international
association meetings sector is a solid,
reliable performer, in good times and bad,
and the longer term trends are the most
critically important factors when preparing
strategic plans and investment decisions.
I am convinced that every serious
meetings destination, internationally
ambitious venue, and forward-thinking
meetings management company should
include international associations in their
marketing and development strategies.
A modern history of international

association meetings 1963-2012
As part of ICCAs 50 year anniversary a
special 50 year edition of its international
association meetings Statistics Report A
modern history of international association
meetings 1963-2012 has been published
in September 2013. This report shows that
the number of regularly-occurring,
internationally-rotating association
meetings is increasing by 100 per cent
every 10 years, and has been consistently
doing so for the last half century, with no
signs of a slowdown. The report is publicly
available on www.icca50.com.
2013 top 10 countries: Some small

changes
The top 10 country ranking is made up of
the same countries as last year, but some
countries switched places. The U.S.A.,
Germany and Spain remain respectively
1st, 2nd and 3rd. The gap between U.S.A.
and Germany has become significantly
smaller though; from a difference of 184
meetings in 2012 to 107 in 2013. France
and United Kingdom have switched places:
France is now 4th and United Kingdom 5th.
Italy remains 6th. Japan climbs one place to
number 7 and China-P.R. climbs two places
to number 8, at the cost of Brazil, dropping
from 7th to 9th place, and The Netherlands,
dropping one place to number 10.
ICCA Introduction
10
The International Meetings Market
13
Worldwide rankings: Number of meetings per country
18
Worldwide rankings: Number of meetings per city
35
Europe rankings: Number of meetings per country
38
Europe rankings: Number of meetings per city
44
Asia Pacific & Middle East rankings: Number of meetings per country
46
Asia Pacific & Middle East rankings: Number of meetings per city
50
Latin- & North America ranking: Number of meetings per country
51
Latin- & North America ranking: Number of meetings per city
54
Africa rankings: Number of meetings per country
55
Africa rankings: Number of meetings per city
Martin Sirk
CEO, ICCA
ICCA Introduction
ICCA Introduction
ICCA, the International Congress and Convention

Association, was founded in 1963 at a time
when the meetings industry was beginning
to expand rapidly. Now, with almost 1,000
member companies and organisations in over
90 countries worldwide, it is the most global
association within the meetings industry and one
of the most prominent organisations in the world
of international meetings. ICCA membership
comprises leading companies and organisations
specialising in handling, transporting and
accommodating events.
Access to advice publications, case studies

on cutting-edge international association
meetings, and other resources that can assist
you in all areas of event management.
Access to top suppliers from all branches of
the meetings industry world-wide at your
fingertips.
Overview of upcoming meetings industry
events, with possibilities to apply to attend as
a Hosted Buyer.
Advice on your bid document whether you
already have a bid document for your event or
are considering compiling one, ICCA is happy
to review it and make suggestions where and
if needed.
ICCAs research department collects information

on international association meetings. This
information is available to ICCA members
only, through an online database (http://www.
iccaworld.com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=4027). ICCA
also functions as a platform for ICCA Members to
share their expertise and marketing channels on
the corporate meetings market.
If your meeting rotates at least between 3

countries, occurs regularly and attracts a
minimum of 50 participants then you can apply to
join the Association Portal.
To register for the ICCA Association Portal and for
more information on any of the above benefits
please visit the ICCA website:
www.associations.iccaworld.com or contact
Ksenija Polla, CMP at ksenija@icca.nl.
ICCA Statistics Report for non-members

This publication is produced for associations,
press, students and universities, consultants,
and other potential ICCA members. The full ICCA
Statistics Report is a member-only benefit. We
have created this abstract to give non-members
access to the country and city rankings, and
provide background information on ICCA, the
ICCA Association Database and ICCA Membership
benefits.
Press: how to use this report

As press you are free to use the data in this
report for your articles, as long as you mention
ICCA as the source and www.iccaworld.com as a
reference.
Please note that we would appreciate it if you
could send us a copy of the article in which ICCA
is mentioned for our PR records.
Associations: ICCA Association Portal

ICCA has developed the ICCA Association Portal
as a unique online platform for Association
Executives, providing them with a safe
environment where Association Executives can
get in touch with peers and get advice on how to
organise efficient meetings.
Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Mathijs

Vleeming at ICCA Head Office for more
information on ICCA or the ICCA Statistics:
mathijs@icca.nl.
You might be interested to know that ICCA
member press not only receive this sort of info
earlier and automatically, but have all kinds of
other benefits, and especially the opportunity to
build strong long term relationships with the ICCA
members who are some of the biggest buyers of
advertising space and direct mail services from
media companies. If you would like to know more
we would be pleased to discuss your business
objectives and let you know how ICCA could help
once you are on the inside.
The Association Portal offers:

Contact details of other Association Executives
who have organised meetings in a destination
you are considering for your next meeting.
Possibility to update your meeting information
we hold in our database to ensure tailored
proposals from ICCA members.
For more information about ICCA membership

please contact Patricia Soen at ICCA Head Office:
pat@icca.nl.
Students and Universities

ICCA is always interested to learn about studies
performed on the international meetings market.
As a student, you are free to use the data in this
report for your research, as long as you mention
reference.
Inclusion in the Facebook group specifically

designed for scholarship students, where
various information like potential job offers
etc. are regularly posted.
Speaking opportunity at the ICCA Congress
during one of the education sessions.
Check if your University is an ICCA member in the

ICCA Membership Directory Online. If you think
that ICCA would be a valuable benefit to your
University please contact Patricia Soen at ICCA
Head Office: pat@icca.nl.
Please do send us a copy of your research

regardless of whether you have used ICCA
statistics or not, as ICCA is always interested in
collecting all current research on the international
meetings market and showcasing it during its
annual Congress.
Consultants and other potential ICCA

members
All non-member organisations are free to use
the data in this report, as long as you mention
reference.
ICCA is committed to educating young

professionals in the meetings industry via
the ICCA Education Fund. We have therefore
developed a special scholarship programme
for ICCA member universities, giving the ICCA
University members the opportunity to create
new competitive advantages over their non-ICCAmember universities.
There are three options open to gain access to the

complete ICCA statistics reports:
1. Join ICCA
If your company is regularly involved in studies
and consultancy with regard to the international
meetings market, it will almost certainly be costeffective for you to join ICCA. The membership
will enable your staff to access both the statistics
reports and also to conduct tailor-made studies of
our live database, as well as opening up valuable
networking channels with the leaders of the
international meetings industry, who are potential
future clients.
Each of the Scholarships includes the following

benefits for the students:
Complimentary registration to the ICCA Annual
Congress - gives entry to all education and
networking events.
Full coverage of travel (economy class)
and accommodation costs (university and/
or students must cover any additional
expenditure).
Behind the scenes briefings with ICCA
Congress-organising staff, to understand how
the congress runs and what ICCA aims to
achieve.
Customised briefing on how to get the best
out of the Congress.
Personalised mentoring during the Congress
by industry professionals.
Opportunity to post research papers on the
ICCA Congress website.
Place CV at Student Scholarship Corner during
Congress.
Organisations belong to ICCA:

To win more international business

To improve their professional standards

To enjoy excellent industry networking

To learn from their peer group and

To gain credibility
The next step is up to you!
If you wish to be part of this growing professional
body, to improve your chances of increasing your
business, or learn more about the industry you
are in, then you should visit the ICCA Website:
www.iccaworld.com or immediately apply for the
full Member Information Pack from Head Office.
ICCA Introduction
ICCA Introduction
Germany:
Hochschule Osnabrueck University of Applied
Sciences
h.schwaegermann@hs-osnabrueck.de
tmf dialogmarketing GmbH
j.fischer@tmf-gmbh.de
Vevention GmbH
info@vevention.com
Worldwide Convention Specialists GdbR
anette@worldwideconventions.com
You will be sure to find an enthusiastic welcome

and an answer to any questions you may have.
Remember that being a successful ICCA member
is about involvement. The greater the part you
play within the association the greater your
rewards. Again ICCA staff will be pleased to show
you how you can raise your profile and increase
your success.
For more information about ICCA membership
please contact Patricia Soen at ICCA Head Office:
pat@icca.nl.
Japan:
Nomura Research Institute -NRIa2-okamura@nri.co.jp
2. Sub-contract work to or partner with ICCA

member consultants
United Kingdom:
Harry Fine Associates
harry@harryfine.com
Intl Centre for Research in Events, Tourism
and Hospitality, Leeds Metropolitan University
r.thomas@leedsmet.ac.uk
Kennedy Integrated Solutions
paul.kennedy@kennedyconsult.co.uk
Moulden Marketing Ltd.
gill@moulden-marketing.co.uk
The Right Solution Ltd.
info@rightsolution.co.uk
Watterston Associates Ltd.
julie@watterston.com
There are a number of specialist meetings

industry consultancy companies in ICCA
membership, who are frequently involved in major
project research and advice. They not only have
access to our data and reports, but can provide
invaluable specialist knowledge on the industry
and client requirements. They frequently provide
services for non-specialist consultancy companies.
A listing with email contact details is shown
below; however please note that many other
ICCA member companies may get involved in
occasional ad hoc consultancy work in addition to
their core business.
3. Work with ICCA members based in the

city/country where you are conducting your
research or consultancy project.
There are almost 1,000 member companies and
organisations in over 90 countries worldwide,
representing all the leading players in the
international meetings field. It is probable that
one or more are already key stakeholders in the
projects you are working on. If this is the case,
they will be able to provide access to the reports,
on either a complimentary or paid-for basis. You
can search for members in the public sections
of the ICCA website, www.iccaworld.com, or we
can provide advice on who to contact if you give
us more information on your project, client, and
partners.
United States of America:

Development Counsellors International
karyl.barnes@aboutdci.com
International Conference Research, Inc.
nikiclarke@icr-research.com
Marketing Challenges International, Inc.
mcouturier@mcintl.com
ICCA Consultants and Research Companies

Please find below a listing of ICCA Consultants
and Research Companies per country. For the
latest full contact details of ICCA members see
also the ICCA Membership Directory Online.
Australia:
GainingEdge
gary@gainingedge.com
Industry Development Network
dgoncalves@globalidn.com
School of International Business
leonie.lockstone@vu.edu.au
Denmark:
Copenhagen Business School
ll.tcm@cbs.dk


International association meetings: bidding
and decision-making
Segmentation
Characteristics of the association market
The international meetings market can be

segmented in many different ways. It can be
segmented by the size of the meetings, by the
kind of people who visit the meetings, by the
purpose of the meetings and by many more
criteria.
The association market covers a wide range of

meeting types and categories: medical meetings
(the largest segment); scientific; other academic;
trade organisations; professional bodies; social
groupings. In terms of size, budget, duration and
complexity there are massive variations between
and also within categories. However, some
similarities can be identified:
Almost every specialty has an association
which holds one or more meetings.
Most associations have meetings that are
repeated at regular intervals.
These can be annual, biennial etc.
The destinations rotate. They rarely return to
the same destination within a very short timespan.
The initiative to host a meeting often comes
from the local counterpart, e.g. the national
association. If that body is difficult to motivate
to organise the meeting, the chances are high
that the meeting will be scheduled elsewhere.
Association meetings have a very long leadtime; it is not unusual to find lead times of 5
years or more.
It is estimated that a growing minority
of about 25-30% of the decision-making
processes no longer include an official bidding
procedure, but have a central initiator who
selects the location and venues based on predetermined and strict criteria.
However, the main criterion a supplier uses

to segment the market is by the initiator of
the meeting. The initiator determines what
kind of meeting is organised and the kind of
supplier services needed. When segmenting the
international meetings market by initiator, two
primary markets can be defined: the corporate
market and the non-corporate market. The
latter consists of international governmental
organisations and international non-governmental
organisations or associations.
International Meetings
Corporate Meetings

Internal Meetings

External Meetings

In/External Meetings

Association Meetings
International
Governmental
Organisations
International
Non-Governmental
Organisations
(Associations)
ICCAs area of expertise is in the international

association meetings market, but it also assists
ICCA members to share knowledge on the other
segments.
It is estimated that there are approximately

24,000 different association meetings organised
on a regular basis. The ICCA Association Database
has collected information on approximately 80%
of them.
An essential guide for any international

association wishing to improve their bidding or
decision-making methodology! The aim of this
publication is to assist international associations in
improving their selection process and to become
more conscious of the large number of variables
that have to be taken into account in order to
make a professional decision.
This publication is available to ICCA members
via the ICCA member only section as well as to
Association Executives via the ICCA Association
Portal. Find out more on: http://www.iccaworld.
com/cdps/cditem.cfm?nid=4089
Other sources of information on international
meetings
The international meetings market is also
analysed by the UIA (Union of International
Associations). However, the criteria of the UIA
meetings differ from the criteria ICCA uses.
and
With either a concurrent exhibition or at least
300 participants
C) Meetings not organised or sponsored by
International Organisations but nonetheless
of significant international character, notably
those organised by national organisations
and national branches of international
organisations
and
At least 40 percent of the participants are from
countries other than the host country and at
least 5 nationalities are represented
and
Lasting at least 2 days, or unknown duration
and
With either a concurrent exhibition or at least
250 participants
All meetings counted under the heading B are
also counted under the heading C. The reverse
is, equally logically, not true.
Excluded from UIA figures are:
UIA
Purely national meetings, as well as those

of an exclusively religious, didactic, political,
commercial or sporting nature
Meetings with strictly limited participation
Corporate and incentive meetings.
For the purpose of its annual statistics,

international meetings are defined by the UIA to
include either one or both of the following criteria:
A) Meetings organised or sponsored by
International Organisations that are included
in the UIAs Yearbook of International
Organisations
and
With at least 50 participants, or number of
participants unknown.
Whilst there is a considerable overlap between

the events considered by ICCA and UIA for their
statistics, the most important difference from
a marketing point of view is that UIAs events
include those which are held in a fixed location,
whereas all of ICCAs events must rotate between
at least three countries. UIA category A also
includes intergovernmental and transnational
meetings (eg. EU and UN institutions).
B) Meetings not organised or sponsored by

International Organisations but nonetheless
of significant international character, notably
those organised by national organisations
and national branches of international
organisations
and
Please note that since early 2010, ICCA has a

data collaboration with UIA: 5,000 regularly
occurring meetings within the ICCA Association
Database have been enhanced through access to
supplementary UIA data.
At least 40 percent of the participants are from

countries other than the host country and at
least 5 nationalities are represented
and
Lasting at least 3 days, or unknown duration
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Rank Country
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#Meetings 2013
U.S.A.
829
Germany
722
Spain
562
France
527
United Kingdom
525
Italy
447
Japan
342
China-P.R.
340
Brazil
315
10
Netherlands
302
11
Canada
290
12
Republic of Korea
260
13
Portugal
249
14
Austria
244
15
Sweden
238
16
Australia
231
17
Argentina
223
18
Turkey
221
19
Belgium
214
20
Switzerland
205
Switzerland Convention &

Incentive Bureau (SCIB)
www.MySwitzerland.com/meetings
21
Singapore
175
22
Finland
171
23
Poland
170
24
Denmark
161
25
Mexico
158
26
Czech Republic
145
27
India
142
28
Colombia
139
29
Ireland
136
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Norway
136
Thailand
136
32
Hungary
132
33
Chinese Taipei
122
34
South Africa
118
South African Tourism:

Convention Bureau
www.businessevents.southafrica.net
35
Malaysia
117
36
Chile
110
37
Indonesia
106
13

Rank Country
#Meetings 2013
38
Greece
39
Hong Kong, China-P.R.
100
89
40
Russia
83
41
Croatia
69
42
Serbia
66
43
Peru
64
44
United Arab Emirates
62
Uruguay
62
46
Panama
61
47
Lithuania
57
Slovenia
57
49
Philippines
53
50
Vietnam
52
51
New Zealand
48
52
Romania
44
53
Ecuador
42
54
Israel
40
55
Estonia
38
Kenya
38
57
Bulgaria
36
58
Latvia
35
59
Iceland
33
Slovak Republic
33
Slovak Tourist Board/Slovak

Convention Bureau
61
Morocco
30
62
Guatemala
27
63
Malta
26
64
Costa Rica
25
65
Cyprus
23
Luxembourg
23
Paraguay
23
Puerto Rico
20
Qatar
20
70
Dominican Republic
19
71
Cuba
18
Tunisia
18
Venezuela
18
Bolivia
17
Egypt
17
Ghana
17
Sri Lanka
17
68
74
14
www.slovakconvention.sk
15

Rank Country
#Meetings 2013
78
Macao, China-P.R.
16
79
Form.Yugosl.Rep.Macedonia
15
Ukraine
15
Monaco
13
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
13
Nigeria
12
Saudi Arabia
12
Tanzania
12
Uganda
12
87
Bosnia-Hercegovina
11
88
Oman
10
Senegal
10
81
83
90
93
95
100
104
El Salvador
Honduras
Lebanon
Ethiopia
Zambia
Botswana
Georgia
Jamaica
Montenegro
Zimbabwe
Albania
Iran
Kazakhstan
Netherlands Antilles
Cambodia
Cameroon
Gabon
Ivory Coast
Jordan
Laos
Mauritius
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Other
102
Totals
11,685
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Rank City
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#Meetings 2013
Paris
204
Paris Convention Bureau

2
http://convention.parisinfo.com
Madrid
186
Convenciones y Congresos
IFEMA
www.convencionesycongresos.ifema.es
Madrid Convention Bureau
www.esmadrid.com/mcb
Vienna
182
Vienna Convention Bureau

4
Barcelona
Barcelona Convention Bureau
www.vienna.convention.at
179
www.barcelonaconventionbureau.com
Berlin
178
visitBerlin
Berlin Convention Office
www.convention.visitBerlin.com
Singapore
175
London
166
London & Partners

8
http://conventionbureau.london
Istanbul
146
Dekon Group
www.dekongroup.com
Istanbul Convention &

Visitors Bureau -ICVB9
www.icvb.org
Lisbon
Turismo de Lisboa Visitors &
Convention Bureau
125
www.visitlisboa.com/en_Lisboa-Convention-Bureau.aspx
Seoul
125
Coex Convention & Exhibition

Center
11
www.coex.co.kr/eng
Prague
121
C-IN
www.c-in.eu
Prague Convention Bureau

12
www.pragueconvention.cz
Amsterdam
120
Beurs van Berlage Conference

Centre Amsterdam
13
stanbul
www.beursvanberlage.nl
Dublin
114
Dublin Convention Bureau
www.dublinconventionbureau.com
14
Buenos Aires
113
15
Brussels
111
16
Copenhagen
109
17
Budapest
106
18
Beijing
105
19
Rome
99
18
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Rank City
20
#Meetings 2013
Bangkok
93
Stockholm
93
Stockholm Visitors Board/

Stockholm Convention Bureau
www.visitstockholm.com/meetingplanner
Sydney, NSW
93
23
Hong Kong
89
24
Helsinki
85
Messukeskus Helsinki
www.messukeskus.com
25
Munich
82
26
Rio de Janeiro
79
Tokyo
79
28
Taipei
78
29
Shanghai
72
Shanghai Municipal Tourism

Administration
30
www.meet-in-shanghai.net
Montreal, QC
71
Montreal Convention Centre
http://www.congresmtl.com
31
Sao Paulo
70
32
Toronto, ON
69
Tourism Toronto
www.seetorontonow.com
33
Kuala Lumpur
68
34
Warsaw
65
35
Oslo
62
36
Panama City
60
37
Santiago de Chile
58
38
Vancouver, BC
57
39
Boston, MA
56
Massachusetts Conv. Center

Authority / Boston
Convention & Exhibition
Center
40
20
www.SignatureBoston.com
Bali
55
Edinburgh
55
42
Lima
54
43
Washington, DC
53
44
Belgrade
52
Melbourne, VIC
52
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Rank City
46
Porto
51
47
Athens
49
Montevideo
49
49
Vilnius
48
50
Bogota
47
51
Florence
46
52
Cape Town
45
Jeju
45
54
Zurich
44
55
Kyoto
43
Milan
43
Cartagena
42
Gteborg
42
Mexico City
42
60
Geneva
41
61
Valencia
40
62
Hamburg
39
63
Dubai
37
64
New York City, NY
36
65
Chicago, IL
35
New Delhi
35
San Francisco, Ca
35
Busan
34
Manchester
34
Moscow
34
Rotterdam
34
The Hague
34
Torino
34
Glasgow
33
Marseille
33
Medellin
33
Riga
33
Uppsala
33
Bucharest
32
Cracow
32
St. Petersburg
32
Toulouse
32
Zagreb
32
57
68
74
79
22
#Meetings 2013
23

Rank City
84
#Meetings 2013
Gent
31

Rank City
Berne
20
www.gentcongres.be
Bologna
20
Ljubljana
31
Cologne
20
Lyon
31
Doha
20
Reykjavik
31
Dubrovnik
20
Estoril
20
Lausanne
20
Osaka
20
Seattle, Wa
20
Antwerp
19
Auckland
19
Bangalore
19
Basel
19
Cordoba
19
Mumbai
19
Nantes
19
Gent Convention Bureau
Meet in Reykjavik/Reykjavik
Convention Bureau
117
#Meetings 2013
www.MeetinReykjavik.is
88
Cancun, Qr.
29
89
Manila
28
90
Hanoi
27
Miami, FL
27
Quito
27
Tallinn
27
Jakarta
26
Nice
26
Sofia
26
Brisbane, QLD
25
Durban
25
Aarhus
24
Bordeaux
24
Bratislava
24
Nairobi
24
Abu Dhabi
23
Antalya
23
Leuven
23
Bergen
22
Kobe Convention & Visitors

Association -KCVA-
Dresden
22
Kuching
18
Izmir
22
Las Vegas, NV
18
Leipzig
22
Marrakech
18
www.do-it-at-leipzig.com
Montpellier
18
Orlando, Fl
18
Philadelphia, Pa
18
Sevilla
18
Turku
18
Accra
17
Gdansk
17
Hangzhou
17
Hyderabad
17
Nanjing
17
San Diego, Ca
17
Trondheim
17
Yokohama
17
94
97
99
103
106
Leipzig Tourismus und

Marketing GmbH
112
Lille
22
Luxembourg
22
Espoo
21
Frankfurt am Main
21
Lund
21
Maastricht
21
Venice
21
24
126
La Cite Nantes Events Center
136
148
www.lacite-nantes.com
New Orleans, LA
19
Oxford
19
San Jose
19
Asuncion
18
Birmingham
18
Johannesburg
18
Kobe
18
http://kobe-cc.jp/english/
25

Rank City
156
159
170
182
#Meetings 2013
Antigua
16
Macao
16
Tampere
16
Aachen
15
Atlanta, GA
15
Foz Do Iguacu
15
Grenoble
15
Havana
15
Honolulu, HI
15
Jerusalem
15
Kaohsiung
15
Liverpool
15
Nagoya
15
Utrecht
15
Bilbao
14
Bonn
14
Colombo
14
Daejeon
14
Duesseldorf
14
Florianopolis,Sc
14
Heidelberg
14
Mendoza
14
Phuket
14
Porto Alegre,Rs
14
San Juan
14
Tel Aviv
14
Baltimore, MD
13
Cambridge
13
Leiden
13
Malm
13
Monte Carlo
13
Ottawa, ON
13
Perth, WA
13
Potsdam
13
Sapporo
13
Valparaiso
13
Wroclaw
13
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Rank City
193
206
219
#Meetings 2013
Ankara
12
Cebu City
Rank City
219*
#Meetings 2013
Mombasa
10
12
Muscat
10
Fukuoka
12
Port of Spain
10
Guayaquil
12
Poznan
10
Ho Chi Minh City
12
Pretoria
10
Karlsruhe
12
Salzburg
10
Kiev
12
St. Julians
10
Malaga
12
Thessaloniki
10
Nara
12
Xian (Sian)
10
Pisa
12
Puebla
Arusha
12
Bochum
Qubec City, QC
12
Brasilia, DF
Vina del Mar
12
Bristol
Aalborg
11
Brno
Belo Horizonte
11
Cairo
Cairns, QLD
11
Canberra, ACT
Calgary, AB
11
Coimbra
Chengdu
11
Genova
Darmstadt
11
Gwangju
Denver, CO
11
Limassol
Granada
11
Mainz
Guangzhou
11
NewcastleGateshead
Punta Cana
11
Okinawa
San Sebastian
11
Punta del Este
Tromso
11
Rhodes
Wuhan
11
San Antonio, Tx
Belfast
10
Stellenbosch
Berkeley, CA
10
Strasbourg
Brighton, Sussex
10
Tartu
Brugge
10
Tunis
Chiang Mai
10
Valletta
Dakar
10
Victoria, BC
Enschede
10
Abuja
Freiburg (Im Breisgau)
10
Addis Ababa
Graz
10
Adelaide, SA
Guatemala City
10
Bari
La Plata
10
Bremen
Los Angeles, CA
10
Cardiff
Lucerne
10
Dallas, Tx
Madison, Wi
10
Fortaleza,Ce
28
242
265
* shared ranking continued from previous page
29
Rank City
265*
294
#Meetings 2013
Gold Coast, Qld.
Guadalajara
Rank City
Niigata
Novi Sad
Hannover
Palermo
Houston, TX
Salt Lake City, Ut
Innsbruck
Salvador (Bahia)
Kosice
Sharm el Sheikh
Magdeburg
Sheffield
Nottingham
Shenzhen
Nuremberg
Skopje
Ohrid
Southampton
Padova
St. Andrews
Pattaya
Suzhou
Portland, Or
Taichung
Regensburg
Vilamoura
Riyadh
Wrzburg
San Salvador
Arequipa
Santo Domingo
Austin, TX
Sarajevo
Bahia Blanca
Trieste
Bandung
Tsukuba
Bariloche
Yogyakarta
Beirut
Budva
Bled
Casablanca
Braunschweig
Chennai
Cannes
Chiba
Caracas
Cork
Concepcion
Da Nang
Debrecen
Daegu
Dunedin
Davos
Freiberg
Delft
Goettingen
Eindhoven
Halifax, NS
Essen
Hsinchu
Gaborone
Isla de Margarita
Guanajuato
Jyvaskyla
Hiroshima
Kampala
Kaunas
La Paz
Kita-Kyushu
Maribor
Naples
Merida
Nashville, Tn
Messina
Natal, Rn
Minneapolis, MN
294*
#Meetings 2013
328
30
31
Rank City
328*
Munster
Nicosia
Rank City
Guaruja, SP
Nijmegen
Hammamet
Noordwijk
Hefei Anhui
Incheon
www.noordwijk.info/en/conventions
371*
#Meetings 2013
Groningen
Noordwijk Marketing
371
#Meetings 2013
Portoroz
Joao Pessoa, Pb
Rotorua
Kiel
Salta
Klagenfurt
San Jose, Ca
Kolkata
Santa Cruz
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Santiago de Compostela
Les Diablerets
Sorrento
Libreville
Split
Liege
Tbilisi
Lugano,Ti
Tianjin
Makati City
Torun
Maputo
Verona
Niagara Falls, ON
York
Norwich
Zaragoza
Oaxaca
A Corua
Oulu
Aix-En-Provence
Palma de Mallorca
Anchorage, AK
Paphos
Aveiro
Pecs
Avignon
Pilar
Banff, AB
Pittsburgh, Pa
Cagliari
Playa del Carmen
Campana
Puerto Varas
Chandigarh
Queenstown
Chania (Crete)
Recife, Pe
Cluj-Napoca
Rosario
Corrientes
San Luis Potosi
Crete
Santa Fe
Edmonton, AB
Santander
Erlangen
Sendai
Funchal, Madeira
Siena
Galway
St. Louis, Mo
Goa
Stuttgart
32
33
Rank City
371*
#Meetings 2013
Rank Country
#Meetings 2013
Tainan
Germany
722
Teheran
Spain
562
Tirana
France
527
Valladolid
United Kingdom
525
Waikoloa, Hi
Italy
447
Windhoek
Netherlands
302
Yeosu
Portugal
249
Other
1.952
Austria
244
11,718
Sweden
238
10
Turkey
221
11
Belgium
214
12
Switzerland
205
13
Finland
171
14
Poland
170
15
Denmark
161
16
Czech Republic
145
17
Ireland
136
Totals**
** Please note that the total of the city ranking

is higher then the total of the country ranking,
because events sometimes take place in more
than one city.
Meet in Ireland - National

Tourist Board
Norway
136
19
Hungary
132
20
Greece
100
21
Russia
83
22
Croatia
69
23
Serbia
66
24
Lithuania
57
Slovenia
57
26
Romania
44
27
Estonia
38
28
Bulgaria
36
29
Latvia
35
30
Iceland
33
Slovak Republic
33
32
Malta
26
33
Cyprus
23
Luxembourg
23
Form.Yugosl.Rep.Macedonia
15
Ukraine
15
35
34
www.meetinireland.com
35

Rank Country
#Meetings 2013
37
Monaco
13
38
Bosnia-Hercegovina
11
39
Georgia
Montenegro
41
Albania
42
Moldova-Rep.
43
Belarus
Faroe Islands
Gibraltar
Greenland
45
Totals
Meeting planners are

the real stars in Berlin.
We know all there is to know about
arranging meetings.
6,313
Do you need to arrange a meeting, convention or any

other type of event at short notice? If so, the Berlin
Convention Office is on hand 24/7 to give you all the
support you need. We work closely with local partners
across the city and can quickly provide you with
relevant advice, help and information. With the Berlin
Convention Office, you can rest assured that your
event is in good hands.
Member of
36
37

Rank City
1
#Meetings 2013
Paris
204
Paris Convention Bureau

2

Rank City
33
http://convention.parisinfo.com
Madrid
Madrid Convention Bureau
34
Rotterdam
34
www.esmadrid.com/mcb
The Hague
34
Torino
34
Glasgow
33
Marseille
33
Riga
33
Uppsala
33
Bucharest
32
Cracow
32
St. Petersburg
32
Toulouse
32
Zagreb
32
Gent
31
Ljubljana
31
Lyon
31
Reykjavik
31
182
Barcelona
179
Berlin
178
38
www.convention.visitBerlin.com
London
166
Istanbul
146
Lisbon
125
Prague
121
42
www.c-in.eu
10
Amsterdam
120
11
Dublin
114
Dublin Convention Bureau
34
Moscow
Vienna
C-IN
Manchester
186
visitBerlin
Berlin Convention Office
#Meetings 2013
47
www.dublinconventionbureau.com
12
Brussels
111
13
Copenhagen
109
14
Budapest
106
15
Rome
99
51
Tallinn
27
16
Stockholm
93
52
Nice
26
Sofia
26
Aarhus
24
Bordeaux
24
Bratislava
24
Antalya
23
Leuven
23
Bergen
22
Dresden
22
Izmir
22
Leipzig
22
Stockholm Visitors Board/

Stockholm Convention Bureau
Meet in Reykjavik/Reykjavik
Convention Bureau
www.visitstockholm.com/meetingplanner
54
www.MeetinReykjavik.is
17
Helsinki
85
18
Munich
82
19
Warsaw
65
20
Oslo
62
21
Edinburgh
55
22
Belgrade
52
23
Porto
51
24
Athens
49
25
Vilnius
48
26
Florence
46
Leipzig Tourismus und

Marketing GmbH
27
Zurich
44
Lille
22
28
Milan
43
Luxembourg
22
29
Gteborg
42
Espoo
21
30
Geneva
41
Frankfurt am Main
21
31
Valencia
40
Lund
21
32
Hamburg
39
Maastricht
21
Venice
21
38
57
59
65
www.do-it-at-leipzig.com
39

Rank City
70
76
80
#Meetings 2013

Rank City
#Meetings 2013
Berne
20
106*
Tromso
11
Bologna
20
111
Belfast
10
Cologne
20
Brighton, Sussex
10
Dubrovnik
20
Brugge
10
Estoril
20
Enschede
10
Lausanne
20
Freiburg (Im Breisgau)
10
Antwerp
19
Graz
10
Basel
19
Lucerne
10
Nantes
19
Poznan
10
Oxford
19
Salzburg
10
Birmingham
18
St. Julians
10
Montpellier
18
Thessaloniki
10
Sevilla
18
Turku
Bochum
18
Bristol
Gdansk
17
Brno
Trondheim
17
Coimbra
86
Tampere
16
Genova
87
Aachen
15
Limassol
Grenoble
15
Mainz
Liverpool
15
NewcastleGateshead
Utrecht
15
Rhodes
Bilbao
14
Strasbourg
Bonn
14
Tartu
Duesseldorf
14
Valletta
Heidelberg
14
Bari
Cambridge
13
Bremen
Leiden
13
Cardiff
Malm
13
Hannover
Monte Carlo
13
Innsbruck
Potsdam
13
Kosice
Wroclaw
13
Magdeburg
Ankara
12
Nottingham
Karlsruhe
12
Nuremberg
Kiev
12
Ohrid
Malaga
12
Padova
Pisa
12
Regensburg
Aalborg
11
Sarajevo
Darmstadt
11
Trieste
Granada
11
Budva
San Sebastian
11
84
91
95
101
106
122
134
148
40
41

Rank City
148*
164
186
#Meetings 2013
Cork
Davos

Rank City
186*
#Meetings 2013
Aveiro
Avignon
Delft
Cagliari
Eindhoven
Chania (Crete)
Essen
Cluj-Napoca
Kaunas
Crete
Naples
Erlangen
Novi Sad
Funchal, Madeira
Palermo
Galway
Sheffield
Groningen
Skopje
Kiel
Southampton
Klagenfurt
St. Andrews
Les Diablerets
Vilamoura
Liege
Wrzburg
Lugano,Ti
Bled
Norwich
Braunschweig
Oulu
Cannes
Palma de Mallorca
Debrecen
Paphos
Freiberg
Pecs
Goettingen
Santander
Jyvaskyla
Siena
Maribor
Stuttgart
Messina
Tirana
Munster
Valladolid
Nicosia
Other
Nijmegen
Totals**
Noordwijk
Portoroz
Santiago de Compostela
Sorrento
Split
Tbilisi
Torun
Verona
York
Zaragoza
A Corua
Aix-En-Provence
894
6,333

than one city.
42
43
Rank Country
1
#Meetings 2013
Japan
342
Rank Country
34
#Meetings 2013
Armenia
China-P.R.
340
Azerbaijan
Republic of Korea
260
Fiji
Australia
231
Reunion
Singapore
175
Brunei Darussalam
India
142
Cook Islands
Thailand
136
Micronesia, Fed.States of
Chinese Taipei
122
Palau
Malaysia
117
Samoa
10
Indonesia
106
Solomon Islands
11
Hong Kong, China-P.R.
89
Vanuatu
12
United Arab Emirates
62
Totals
13
Philippines
53
14
Vietnam
52
15
New Zealand
48
16
Israel
40
17
Qatar
20
18
Sri Lanka
17
19
Macao, China-P.R.
16
20
Saudi Arabia
12
21
Oman
10
22
Lebanon
23
Iran
Kazakhstan
Cambodia
Jordan
Laos
Myanmar
Mongolia
Pakistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Nepal
25
29
31
44
38
2,463
45
Heads of State, Presidents, global CEOs and some of the greatest

minds of the 21st century have met under the Sidra tree. Discussions
and decisions about some of the worlds most pressing issues have
taken place here. QNCC features stunning architecture, flexible spaces,
advanced technology, support facilities and superb organisation.
This is Qatar, the place to be heard.
Rank City
#Meetings 2013
Singapore
175
Seoul
125
Beijing
105
Bangkok
93
Sydney, NSW
93
Hong Kong
89
Tokyo
79
Taipei
78
Shanghai
72
10
Kuala Lumpur
68
11
Bali
55
12
Melbourne, VIC
52
13
Jeju
45
14
Kyoto
43
15
Dubai
37
16
New Delhi
35
CM
17
Busan
34
MY
18
Manila
28
CY
19
Hanoi
27
CMY
20
Jakarta
26
21
Brisbane, QLD
25
22
Abu Dhabi
23
23
Doha
20
Qatar National Convention

Centre
25
28
34
www.qatarconvention.com
Osaka
20
Auckland
19
Bangalore
19
Mumbai
19
Kobe
18
Kobe Convention & Visitors

Association -KCVA30
http://kobe-cc.jp/english/
Kuching
18
Hangzhou
17
Hyderabad
17
Nanjing
17
Yokohama
17
Macao
16
For further information visit:

qatarconvention.com or call: +974 4470 7000
46
47
Rank City
35
38
42
44
48
52
55
58
64
#Meetings 2013
Jerusalem
15
Kaohsiung
Rank City
Bandung
15
Beirut
Nagoya
15
Dunedin
Colombo
14
Hsinchu
Daejeon
14
Rotorua
Phuket
14
Tianjin
Tel Aviv
14
Chandigarh
Perth, WA
13
Goa
Sapporo
13
Hefei Anhui
Cebu City
12
Incheon
Fukuoka
12
Kolkata
Ho Chi Minh City
12
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Nara
12
Makati City
Cairns, QLD
11
Queenstown
Chengdu
11
Sendai
Guangzhou
11
Tainan
Wuhan
11
Teheran
Chiang Mai
10
Yeosu
Muscat
10
Other
356
Xian (Sian)
10
Totals**
Canberra, ACT
Gwangju
Okinawa
Adelaide, SA
Gold Coast, Qld.
Pattaya
Riyadh
Tsukuba
Yogyakarta
Chennai
Chiba
Da Nang
Daegu
Hiroshima
Kita-Kyushu
Niigata
Shenzhen
Suzhou
Taichung
48
74
#Meetings 2013
80
2,470

than one city.
49
Latin- & North America rankings: Number of meetings per country

Rank Country
#Meetings 2013
Latin- & North America rankings: Number of meetings per city

Rank City
#Meetings 2013
U.S.A.
829
Buenos Aires
113
Brazil
315
Rio de Janeiro
79
Canada
290
Montreal, QC
71
Argentina
223
Sao Paulo
70
Mexico
158
Toronto, ON
69
Colombia
139
Panama City
60
Chile
110
Santiago de Chile
58
Peru
64
Vancouver, BC
57
Uruguay
62
Boston, MA
56
10
Panama
61
11
Ecuador
42
12
Guatemala
27
13
Costa Rica
25
14
Paraguay
23
15
Puerto Rico
20
16
Dominican Republic
19
17
Cuba
18
Venezuela
18
19
Bolivia
17
20
Trinidad & Tobago, W.I.
13
21
El Salvador
Honduras
23
Jamaica
24
Netherlands Antilles
25
Bahamas
Barbados
Nicaragua
Saint Lucia
29
Aruba
30
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Antigua and Barbuda
Bermuda
Haiti
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Surinam
33
Totals
Massachusetts Conv. Center

Authority / Boston Convention
& Exhibition Center
10
Lima
54
11
Washington, DC
53
12
Montevideo
49
13
Bogota
47
14
Cartagena
42
Mexico City
42
16
New York City, NY
36
17
Chicago, IL
35
San Francisco, Ca
35
19
Medellin
33
20
Cancun, Qr.
29
21
Miami, FL
27
Quito
27
23
Seattle, Wa
20
24
Cordoba
19
New Orleans, LA
19
San Jose
19
Asuncion
18
Las Vegas, NV
18
Orlando, Fl
18
Philadelphia, Pa
18
31
San Diego, Ca
17
32
Antigua
16
33
Atlanta, GA
15
Foz Do Iguacu
15
Havana
15
Honolulu, HI
15
Florianopolis,Sc
14
Mendoza
14
Porto Alegre,Rs
14
27
2,534
37
50
www.SignatureBoston.com
51
Rank City
37*
41
44
48
52
58
62
69
74
#Meetings 2013
San Juan
14
Baltimore, MD
Rank City
74*
#Meetings 2013
Concepcion
13
Halifax, NS
Ottawa, ON
13
Isla de Margarita
Valparaiso
13
La Paz
Guayaquil
12
Merida
Puebla
12
Minneapolis, MN
Qubec City, QC
12
Salta
Vina del Mar
12
San Jose, Ca
Belo Horizonte
11
Santa Cruz
Calgary, AB
11
Anchorage, AK
Denver, CO
11
Banff, AB
Punta Cana
11
Campana
Berkeley, CA
10
Corrientes
Guatemala City
10
Edmonton, AB
La Plata
10
Guaruja, SP
Los Angeles, CA
10
Joao Pessoa, Pb
Madison, Wi
10
Niagara Falls, ON
Port of Spain
10
Oaxaca
88
Brasilia, DF
Pilar
Punta del Este
Pittsburgh, Pa
San Antonio, Tx
Playa del Carmen
Victoria, BC
Puerto Varas
Dallas, Tx
Recife, Pe
Fortaleza,Ce
Rosario
Guadalajara
San Luis Potosi
Houston, TX
Santa Fe
Portland, Or
St. Louis, Mo
San Salvador
Waikoloa, Hi
Santo Domingo
Other
Guanajuato
Totals**
Nashville, Tn
Natal, Rn
Salt Lake City, Ut
Salvador (Bahia)
Arequipa
Austin, TX
Bahia Blanca
Bariloche
Caracas
601
2,538

than one city.
52
53

Africa rankings: Number of meetings per country
Rank Country
1
South Africa
#Meetings 2013

Africa rankings: Number of meetings per city
Rank City
#Meetings 2013
118
Cape Town
45
Kenya
38
Durban
25
Morocco
30
Nairobi
24
Tunisia
18
Johannesburg
18
Egypt
17
Marrakech
18
Accra
17
Dakar
10
Ghana
17
Nigeria
12
Tanzania
12
Mombasa
10
Uganda
12
Pretoria
10
10
Senegal
10
Arusha
11
Ethiopia
Cairo
Zambia
Stellenbosch
Botswana
Tunis
Zimbabwe
Abuja
Cameroon
Addis Ababa
Gabon
Casablanca
7
7
13
15
21
24
30
10
14
16
Ivory Coast
Gaborone
Mauritius
Sharm el Sheikh
Mozambique
19
Kampala
Namibia
20
Hammamet
Rwanda
Libreville
Sudan
Maputo
Togo
Windhoek
Algeria
Other
101
Angola
Totals**
377
Congo
Gambia
Malawi
Mauritania
Burundi
Cape Verde
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mali
Niger
Sierra Leone
Totals

than one city.
375
54
55
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International Congress and Convention Association

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The International Association

For more information on ICCA please visit www.iccaworld.com

ICCA Business Partners:

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The Association Meetings Market 2013

With the release of the 2013 country

2013 top 10 cities: Paris new number

11,685 regularly occurring

A modern history of international

2013 top 10 countries: Some small

The International Meetings Market

Worldwide rankings: Number of meetings per country

Worldwide rankings: Number of meetings per city

Europe rankings: Number of meetings per country

Europe rankings: Number of meetings per city

Latin- & North America ranking: Number of meetings per country

Latin- & North America ranking: Number of meetings per city

Africa rankings: Number of meetings per country

Africa rankings: Number of meetings per city

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The Association Meetings Market 2013

ICCA, the International Congress and Convention

Access to advice publications, case studies

ICCAs research department collects information

If your meeting rotates at least between 3

ICCA Statistics Report for non-members

Press: how to use this report

Associations: ICCA Association Portal

Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Mathijs

The Association Portal offers:

For more information about ICCA membership

Students and Universities

Inclusion in the Facebook group specifically

Check if your University is an ICCA member in the

Please do send us a copy of your research

Consultants and other potential ICCA

ICCA is committed to educating young

There are three options open to gain access to the

Each of the Scholarships includes the following

Organisations belong to ICCA:

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The Association Meetings Market 2013

You will be sure to find an enthusiastic welcome

2. Sub-contract work to or partner with ICCA

There are a number of specialist meetings

3. Work with ICCA members based in the

United States of America:

ICCA Consultants and Research Companies

The Association Meetings Market 2013

The Association Meetings Market 2013

Characteristics of the association market

The international meetings market can be

The association market covers a wide range of

However, the main criterion a supplier uses

ICCAs area of expertise is in the international

It is estimated that there are approximately

An essential guide for any international

Purely national meetings, as well as those

For the purpose of its annual statistics,