Cvent, Inc. has published its latest rankings of top meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition (MICE) destinations, naming the top 50 cities in the United States and the top 25 cities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the Asia Pacific (APAC) regions. The selections were based on meeting and event bookings through the Cvent Supplier Network and evaluated against criteria such as venue capacity and quality, destination accessibility, safety, available services, and cost.
In the United States, Orlando retains the No. 1 spot, a position it has held for four of the last five years. It is followed by Chicago, Las Vegas, Atlanta, San Diego, New York, Washington, D.C., Dallas, Nashville, and New Orleans. More than 5,000 U.S. cities were considered for the ranking. Orlando’s consistent leadership highlights the impact of ongoing investments in infrastructure and hotel product, as well as a strong events ecosystem that keeps it highly competitive.
For EMEA, London tops the list, with Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Frankfurt, Madrid, Brussels, and Prague completing the top 10. Dubai remains a major regional hub for business events and conventions but did not place in the EMEA top 10 this cycle.
In the APAC region, Singapore ranks first, followed by Sydney, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Melbourne, Tokyo, Beijing, and Seoul. These cities demonstrate the growing depth and diversity of meeting destinations across the Asia Pacific market, driven by improved connectivity, expanding venue offerings, and investments in world-class hospitality.
“Meetings and events are critically important to the economies of cities of all sizes around the world,” said Kevin Fliess, vice president of marketing, Hospitality Cloud, Cvent. “Over the past five years we have tracked how cities across the United States compete. Factors that often create differentiation include infrastructure investments, hotel renovations, favorable economic conditions, and initiatives that position a destination as an attractive alternative to more mainstream locations. We are now seeing similar competitive dynamics in EMEA and APAC. Cities can learn from multi‑year leaders such as Orlando: to remain on top you must keep investing and innovating to stay competitive year after year.”