Spain and Barcelona ranked fifth and fourth as country and city for meetings respectively

ICCA has released “snapshots” of its country and city ranking 2006 study. The rankings cover meetings organised by international associations which take place on a regular basis and which rotate between a minimum of three countries. It does not include one-off events or those which do not move between locations.

Spain and Barcelona are ranked fifth and fourth in the country and city ranking. Spain dropped two positions as the United Kingdom and France each climbed one place up compared to 2005. For the first time ever, a Latin American country is represented in the top ten: Brazil is taking seventh place in 2006.

As in 2005, Vienna tops the charts as the most popular city. Paris jumps four places to number two at the cost of Singapore, Barcelona and Berlin which remain in the same order but all drop one place to respectively third, fourth and fifth place. Prague, which is eighth, and Copenhagen and Lisbon, which share ninth place, are all three newcomers in the top ten.

ICCA is now working on the details behind these headline results. The full ICCA statistics report for 2006 will be released early June. The statistics report covering 1997-2006 will be published early July.

The ICCA Statistics Reports will be freely available online to ICCA members and will be for sale to non-members. The International Association Meetings Market 2006 will also be sent to over 2,500 association meeting planners all over the world.