Vienna hosted more
international association meetings than any other city last year, according to
the latest City and Country rankings from the International Congress and
Convention Association.
The Austrian capital
staged 162 meetings to take the top spot ahead of Lisbon (144) in second place
and Paris in third (134). In a top 10 dominated by European cities, Barcelona
came fourth (133), Prague fifth (129, followed by Madrid (128), Berlin (133),
Athens (109), Brussels (108) and London (106).
The USA once again
topped the country rankings with 690 meetings, followed by Spain (528), Italy
(522), Germany (484), France (472) and the United Kingdom (449), Portugal
(294), Netherlands (253), Belgium (234) and Canada (233).
The rankings were based
on 10,500 internationally rotating meetings held in 2022.
Christian Woronka, director
B2B Management and Head of the Vienna Convention Bureau, said: "I would like to thank our partners in the
destination and, of course, my team at the Vienna Convention Bureau of the Vienna Tourist Board - with our combined efforts we were
once again able to catapult Vienna
to the top of the
global congress destinations.
“We see this latest success as a mandate to continue working with full
energy on Vienna's future as a meeting metropolis. We currently have around 200
applications for congresses and corporate meetings. We are positioning the city
as a modern meeting destination and a model city in the area of ecological and
social sustainability."
Senthil Gopinath, CEO of ICCA, said: “The ICCA Rankings
always generates huge industry interest. It’s heartening to see the drive
towards in-person meetings is once again very strong and we predict this trend
will grow throughout the coming year.”
Written By
James Lancaster
AMI editor James
Lancaster is a familiar face in the meetings industry and international
association community. Since joining AMI in 2010, he has gained a reputation
for asking difficult questions and getting lost in convention centres. Proofer, podcaster, and panellist - in his spare time, James likes to walk,
read, listen to music, and drink beer.
