S’pore named world’s most preferred city for business meetings in 2008

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 31 Jul 2009

Singapore is the world’s most preferred city for business meetings for the second year running.

The city-state is named the “Top International Meeting City” in the Union of International Associations 2008 Global Rankings.

Singapore edged out cities like Paris, London and Tokyo.

The country also moved up one notch up from 2007 to third position as one of the top three preferred countries for international meetings, after the US and France.

The lion city beat countries like the UK, Japan and Germany.

This makes Singapore the top Asian country and city for meetings for the 25th consecutive year.

According to the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), the country hosted 637 meetings last year, a significant 36 per cent growth compared to 2007.

As a destination, Singapore accounted for 26.5 per cent of the meetings held in the Asian continent last year, up from 22.5 per cent in 2007.

STB said from 2010, business events organisers will have more options with new and exciting developments like the two new Integrated Resorts and Gardens by the Bay.