As a destination for meetings and conventions, Germany is number one in Europe for the sixth time running and number two in the world-wide rankings, which have now been published by the International Congress & Convention Association (ICCA).
"Germany has successfully reinforced its leading position over the last six years. This is very important not only in the face of ever fiercer competition in the meetings and events sector but also goes to show that our value for money is absolutely competitive - even in times of tight event planner budgets," says Matthias Schultze, Managing Director of the GCB German Convention Bureau, about this excellent result. The GCB markets Germany as a destination for meetings and conventions, incentives and events both on a national and international level, and is the place to contact for anybody planning events in Germany.
Number one in Europe - number two world-wide
With 458 international association meetings Germany is the clear number one in Europe, far outpacing Spain (360 conventions), Italy (350 conventions), the UK (345 conventions) and France (341 conventions). On a world-wide scale only the USA (595 conventions) can top this high figure.
In the world-wide city rankings Germany is also in the top league. Berlin has moved up and now occupies a very good fourth place with 129 international association meetings - just a hair's breadth behind Paris (131 conventions) as number three, Barcelona (135 conventions) in second place, and Vienna (160 conventions) at the top. Other German cities among the Top 100 include Munich, Hamburg, Dresden, Cologne and Frankfurt.