Singapore ahead of London as convention centre

In a ranking of world's best convention cities by the International Congress and Convention Association, Singapore ranks ahead of London. Singapore is 6th, London is 7th.

According to the BT article, last year, Singapore held 12 World Congresses and several key meetings, many of which were held for the first time in Asia or in Singapore.

In London, an important convention centre would be the London Excel arena.  I took a walk there not too long ago, see this post for some photos.

Number 1 city in the world is Paris, followed by Madrid and Vienna. The top 5 cities are all in Europe; not surprising since the Europeans have a large common market and industry conventions are the norm. It would be extremely expensive and inconvenient for them to host a convention in Asia.

I never knew that Paris and Vienna were top cities where conventions are concerned.  I don't know anything about the property market there.

Only 2 Asian cities in the top 10.  No American cities.

Happy Investing!