SINGAPORE:
Singapore has maintained its pole
position as Asia's top convention city for the 10th consecutive year, according
to the latest global rankings by the International Congress and Convention
Association.
Singapore
also retained its spot as the only Asian city in the top five convention cities
in the world alongside Vienna, Barcelona, Paris and Berlin, since 2006.
Singapore
welcomed a record 13.2 million visitors last year. Business visitors formed 24
per cent of total visitorship to Singapore, with the number of business
visitors rising 2.6 per cent to 3.2 million.
Expenditure
by these business travellers increased by 4.1 per cent to an estimated S$5.6
billion, or 25 percent of total tourism receipts.
The
Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) industry saw a 46 per
cent year-on-year growth in the number of conventions, conferences and trade
shows held in Singapore last year.
Singapore
Tourism Board's assistant chief executive, Neeta Lachmandas, said: "Our
success can be attributed to several factors: a vibrant eco-system that
nurtures business events of exceptional quality, the dynamic growth in Asia,
and most importantly, the dedication of our MICE industry partners.
"Looking
ahead, Singapore aims to continue leveraging the growing opportunities in Asia
and our strong knowledge network to further strengthen our position as a
preferred MICE destination.
"Singapore
strives to differentiate itself by co-creating and developing a strong network
of business events within Singapore's key priority industries.
"Through
close collaboration with professional industry partners and sustained efforts
to develop the capabilities of Singapore's key industry clusters such as
biomedical and healthcare; infocomm technologies; environment and energy; and
banking and finance, STB serves to attract and develop flagship MICE events of
international standing that reinforce Singapore's attractiveness as a leading
MICE city."
Inaugural
events staged in Singapore last year included Cruise Shipping Asia,
International Air Transport Association (IATA) Global Aviation Human Capital
Summit and ScreenSingapore.
Singapore
will host 17 new world congresses from 2012 till 2016.
These
include the 52nd ACI World Congress in 2013, the World Federation of
Engineering Organisations Congress 2013, the 36th World Diamond Congress in
2013 and the International Congress of the World Confederation for Physical
Therapy 2015.
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CNA/al
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