The United States emerged as the leading association meeting destination worldwide in 2019. Association meetings in this country hosted over 357 thousand participants overall. Spain and Germany followed on the ranking, recording about 349 and 253 thousand participants as of the same year.
Estimated total number of participants at association meetings in selected countries worldwide in 2019
(in 1,000s)
Figures are estimated and rounded.
Data is based on the ICCA Association Database, which includes meetings organized by international associations that take place on a regular basis, host at least 50 participants and rotate between a minimum of three countries, capturing
a total of 13,254 rotating association meetings taking place in 2019.
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