It has appeared that in the 'Top International Meeting City' category in the Union of International Associations (UIA) 2008 Global Rankings, top spot has been maintained by Singapore for the second consecutive year.

Furthermore, Singapore also moved up one position from the previous year, taking the third place in the 'Top International Meeting Countries' category behind USA and France, claims the UIA's International Meeting Statistics 2008 report.

Yee Choong Chooi, regional director - Oceania, Singapore Tourism Board - said: "In the past four years (2004-2008), Singapore has improved its ranking from 10th to 1st - a notable achievement and one we are extremely proud of. In 2008 we also increased our margin by 50 per cent more meetings than the second ranked country."

Apart from this, Singapore also secured the title of 'Asia's top country and city for meetings' for the 25th consecutive year, by holding its own against its strong competitors to top the rankings in Asia.