Cvent Announces Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels in Asia Pacific for 2026

The industry-acclaimed annual rankings recognise the top-performing hotels for MICE business, as well as the world’s most coveted meeting destinations

Cvent, an industry-leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider, today unveiled its lists of the Top Meeting Destinations and Top Meeting Hotels for Asia Pacific. Cvent’s rankings have become indispensable for event planners, highlighting top-of-the-line cities, hotels, and venues for all their event needs. The annual lists are also issued regionally for North America, Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and Latin America & Caribbean.

The destination and hotel rankings are determined based on insights gleaned from more than $20B of global sourcing and request-for-proposal (RFP) activity through Cvent’s sourcing platforms in 2025, including a record-breaking amount through the Cvent Supplier Network, one of the world’s largest venue sourcing marketplaces. The unparalleled volume of business sourced in 2025 underscores the high demand for quality, in-person touchpoints. Across Asia Pacific, planners are still actively sourcing and booking events despite softer sentiments, and nearly 74% of respondents cite up to a 20% increase in in-person meetings, reflecting a strong and sustained resurgence in MICE activity across the region.

Cvent Top Meeting Destinations | Asia Pacific

The top five cities remained consistent year over year, with Singapore maintaining its #1 ranking for the eighth time. Seoul made the most notable move in the top tier, rising one spot to #7, while Bali dropped one place to #8. The rest of the top 10 held steady, underscoring the stability and deep-rooted appeal of Asia Pacific’s leading MICE destinations.

Ms Carrie Kwik, Executive Director, Conventions, Meetings & Incentive Travel, Singapore Tourism Board said, "We are honoured to be awarded this title for the eighth time since 2016, a recognition that speaks to Singapore's strength as a premier MICE destination. This accolade is testament to the depth of our industry's commitment — grounded in world-class infrastructure, the highest standards of safety and trust, and driven by bold innovation that sets new possibilities for what exceptional events can deliver.”

Mrs. Supawan Teerarat, President of Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, TCEB said, “We deeply appreciate the continued confidence MICE professionals place in Bangkok. Its ranking as the second top destination in Asia Pacific for 2026 reflects the strong collaboration behind world-class business events and reinforces Bangkok’s growing role as a global meetings destination. With strong connectivity, world-class venues, experienced professionals, and a commitment to sustainability, Bangkok continues to meet the evolving needs of the global business community. We also thank Cvent for its continued support of Thailand’s MICE industry. Together, we remain committed to strengthening Thailand’s destinations and advancing MICE as a platform for growth, knowledge exchange, and business success.”

Cvent Top Meeting Hotels | Asia Pacific

Hilton Singapore Orchard rose two spots to claim the #1 position in Asia Pacific for the first time, building on three consecutive years of top three recognition since 2023. Hyatt Regency Sydney held steady at #2, while Hilton Sydney made an impressive jump of six places to enter the top tier at #3. ANA InterContinental Tokyo was the region’s biggest mover to rank #4. Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park rounded out the Top 5.

Michael Janssen, General Manager of Hilton Singapore Orchard said, “We are honoured to be named the #1 Top Meeting Hotel in APAC by Cvent. Having ranked among the Top 10 in Asia Pacific over the past three years — including #3 in 2025 — this recognition is especially meaningful and reflects the trust planners continue to place in Hilton Singapore Orchard. Group and event business remains a strategic priority for us. Our versatile event spaces, extensive room inventory and central Orchard Road location give planners the flexibility to host events of different scales, with the confidence that our team will deliver them seamlessly in Singapore. Technology plays an important role in how we work. Our team actively uses platforms such as Cvent as part of our day-to-day to engage planners and manage enquiries efficiently.”

Jane Lyons, General Manager of Hyatt Regency Sydney said, “We’re incredibly proud to be recognised by Cvent as one of the top hotels in APAC and the leading hotel in Australia. MICE and group business remains central to our success, and at Hyatt Regency Sydney, every event is designed to bring people together in meaningful ways through our ‘Together by Hyatt’ philosophy. Planners continue to choose us for our scale, harbourside location, seamless delegate experience and the care we take in delivering events responsibly. Technology platforms like Cvent have also been instrumental in helping us connect with planners more effectively, respond quickly to enquiries and build long-term partnerships that drive strong business outcomes.”

To view all Cvent Top Meeting Destinations and Cvent Top Meeting Hotels worldwide, click here.

Methodology

Across all Cvent Top Lists, sourcing activity was tracked between January 2025 and December 2025.

For Top Meeting Destinations, Cvent evaluated 14,000+ cities worldwide listed on the Cvent Supplier Network. Rankings were determined by a set of qualifying criteria, including total room nights booked through the Cvent Supplier Network, unique request-for-proposals (RFPs) sent through the marketplace to venues within the city, the total value of the RFPs submitted, and awarded value for meetings booked.

For Top Meeting Hotels, Cvent evaluated hotel properties that generated business through the Cvent Supplier Network. The properties were ranked according to various criteria, including total RFPs, total awarded room nights, major metropolitan area market share, response rate; and new to 2026, bid rate, which calculates the percentage of total CSN RFPs received that a hotel responds to by submitting a proposal.

About the Cvent Supplier Network

The Cvent Supplier Network features nearly 340,000 hotels, resorts and special event venues, serving as one of the world’s largest and most accurate databases of detailed venue information. Event planners sourced more than $20 billion of group business through Cvent’s sourcing networks in 2025 alone. The Cvent Supplier Network is part of Cvent’s suite of solutions that 17,000 hotels, venues, CVBs and destination management organizations worldwide rely on to reach more planners, attract group business, and directly engage with Cvent’s global network of nearly 160,000 event professionals. Cvent technology enables hotels and venues to efficiently manage their group and corporate travel business, increase revenue, and deliver more profitable results.

About Cvent

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with 5,500+ employees and 30,000+ customers worldwide as of December 31, 2025. Founded in 1999, the company delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform and offers a global marketplace where event professionals collaborate with venues to create engaging, impactful experiences. Hotels and venues use Cvent’s supplier and venue solutions to win more group and corporate travel business through Cvent’s sourcing platforms. Cvent solutions optimise the event management value chain and have enabled clients around the world to manage millions of meetings and events. For more information, please visit cvent.com.

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