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Osaka moves up in international meeting destination rankings!
Osaka moves up to Asia's top 25 and Japan's top 3 in ICCA's destination rankings!
To improve on meeting and event services in Osaka, the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau collects data and information on the events happening across the region and reports this information to global authorities in the industry. ICCA (the International Congress and Convention Association) is a global community and knowledge hub for the international association and governmental meetings industry, and annually releases a report on the number of meetings held in each major destination worldwide.
ICCA has released their Country and City Rankings for 2023, a report whileconsidered an industry standard, and Osaka has moved up 39 slots compared to last year, now ranking 23 out of 70 Asian destinations, and is ranked third in Japan. This massive jump in ranking reflects Osaka's resilience as it recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Osaka's adaptation to new global standards in sustainability.
Osaka is consistently chosen as an event destination by meeting planners because of the support provided by the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau, backed by an All-Osaka team made up of the government and local economic sector.