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International association meetings: the current trends Spending power is high events for every size of venue $659 attract fewer than 250 delegates Average number of delegates Average delegate expenditure per day (US Dollars) $2,255 Average delegate expenditure per meeting (US Dollars) 60% 32% 8% are between 250 and 1,000 delegates are over 1,000 delegates Source: ICCA (The International Congress and Convention Association) International Meetings Market 2015 (published 2016) 390 How many are there? ICCA estimates more than 12,000 meetings are organised regularly Congress venues used 43% convention hotels 20% conference/exhibition centres 27% university venues 10% other Triennial 4% 4 years 1% Biennial 21% Other 14% Average length of a meeting in 2015 frequency of meetings 3.75 days Annual 60% Association business is reliable business Associations are legally required to meet. You can count on them once a year. They prefer congress centres with on-site hotel facilities, convention hotels and academic venues. International association meetings rotate to different destinations every year. Their conventions often have an accompanying exhibition. Their meetings often require receptions, lunches and gala dinners in the same venue. They like to keep their delegates together under one roof.
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