Spain tops survey as most used destination for meeting planners

Spain came in first a unique international survey undertaken by Rob Davidson, Senior Lecturer in Business Travel and Tourism at the University of Westminster in London. The 5th edition of the EIBTM 2006 Industry Trends and Market Share report presented at EIBTM in Barcelona this month, was undertaken among Convention Bureaux and Conference Planners around the world.

Spain topped the polls as the most preferred destination when respondents were asked about which three foreign countries had they booked the majority of their conference/incentive business during the past 12 months. Spain was both first, second and third choice.

The same survey also showed that emerging countries such as China, Vietnam and Croatia, were considered â