The 2010 ICCA (International Congress & Convention Association) ranking (ICCA Statistic 2010) reveals a steady increase in Switzerland’s popularity as a congress and convention venue reports the Switzerland Convention Incentive Bureau.
With 244 such meetings in 2010 (up 61% on 2005 figures), Switzerland ranks 10th worldwide in this league table which is headed by the USA with 623 congresses and conventions, followed by Germany (542) and Spain (451).
At European level, Switzerland comes in sixth, behind Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Italy.
Geneva (pictured), with its 57 meetings in 2010, is the main congress and convention destination of Switzerland (35th in city ranking).
The annual ICCA “International Association Meetings Market“ statistics present an in-depth evaluation of trends in the international meetings industry. The association conventions reviewed by the ICCA must have at least 50 attendees, be regular events and take place alternately in at least three different countries.
Founded in 1963, the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA) is based in Amsterdam and has been collecting data on association events world-wide since 1972.
