Amsterdam, 13th May: ICCA, the International Congress and Convention Association, has recently released its ICCA Ranking Report for 2023. According to the report, Europe hosted a total of 5,735 meetings, while Asia hosted 2,041 and North America hosted 1,873. Africa and the Middle East surpassed their 2019 levels, while other regions posted declines. Ranked by country, the U.S. led the table with 690 recognised meetings, followed by Italy (553) and Spain (505).

In the Asia-Pacific region, Japan hosted 363 meetings and ranked seventh worldwide, Korea hosted 252 meetings (11th worldwide), Australia hosted 219 meetings (13th worldwide), China had 170 meetings (18th worldwide), Singapore had 152 meetings (21st worldwide), Thailand hosted 143 meetings (26th worldwide) and India hosted 123 meetings (30th worldwide).

Ranked by city in the region, Singapore topped the list with 152 meetings and ranked the second worldwide, followed by Seoul with 103 meetings. Other highly ranked cities include: Tokyo (91 meetings), Bangkok (88 meetings) and Taipei (68 meetings).