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BANGKOK IN THE TOP-5 CITIES FOR LONG-HAUL MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL
 
 

Every year, the Meetings & Incentive Travel magazine compiles a report called the 'Trends & Spends Survey'. The 2004 survey indicates that over 30 of the top UK agencies/PCO's are actively seeking conference, meeting and incentive suppliers worldwide.

The following is a list of the Top-10 long-haul destinations by cities/state/resort and the number of delegate nights that were booked. Bangkok was the only Asian city in the Top-10.

TOP-10 CITIES FOR LONG-HAUL MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL
Meetings & Incentive Travel Magazine Survey 2004

1. Cape Town

6,207 delegate nights

2. New York

4,407 delegate nights

3. Pointe aux Piments

4,326 delegate nights

4. BANGKOK, THAILAND

4,320 delegate nights

5. Miami

4,255 delegate nights

6. Las Vegas

3,684 delegate nights

7. Dubai

2,758 delegate nights

8. Orlando

2,580 delegate nights

9. Chicago

2,452 delegate nights

10. New Orleans

2,408 delegate nights

Promoted as ‘the definitive events industry portal’, the www.meetpie.com web site receives 200,000 hits a week. 1,726 individual users visited Supplier Finder, looking for meeting and event suppliers in the month of May.

Contact information:
Janice Woodward
New Media Executive
Tel: + 44 (1) 1342 820434
E-mail: jwoodward@cat-publications.com
Web site: www.meetpie.com/supplierfinder

 
 
 

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