Singapore has been ranked the world's third top city for meetings.It stands just behind Paris and Vienna, which hold the first and second positions, based on the Union of International Associations (UIA) latest rankings.
This is the first time Singapore has been placed among the top three.
It has also moved up three notches, from fourth position, to being Asia's top country for meetings.
At the same time, Singapore maintains its 23-year standing as Asia's top city for meetings.
The Singapore Tourism Board said the country's strong showing serves as a resounding endorsement of its strengths and continued draw as a business destination.
Singapore hosted 298 meetings last year, a significant 62 percent growth over 2005.
These included the 2006 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in September.
The tourism board noted that the number of meetings held in Singapore has more than doubled in the past five years. Last year, it accounted for 22 percent of all meetings held in Asia.
The Union of International Associations is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit body whose key activities include consolidating statistics on international organisations and their international meetings. - CNA/ir
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