SINGAPORE
Singapore has emerged as the only Asian city in the Top Ten Convention Cities in the world, alongside Vienna, Madrid, Paris, Berlin and Barcelona, according to the latest Global Rankings by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA), and also maintained its position as Asia’s Top Convention City for 11 years running.
In 2012, Singapore hosted a record of 150 ICCA events, the highest so far, representing a 5.6 percent increase from 142 in 2011, compared to the 4.4 percent increase from 2010 to 2011.
The accolade comes after a healthy year for Singapore tourism as the country welcomed a record-high 14.4 million visitors in 2012, an increase of nine percent from 2011.
