Singapore's MICE business-related awards

Singapore's MICE business-related awards

Sudibyo M. Wiradji, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

Singapore has showed itself to be a premier MICE destination, and the country has frequently received numerous MICE business- related accolades over the few years.

The most recent accolade was "Third among 145 countries in terms of ease of doing business", which appeared in the World Bank's Doing Business 2005 Report.

Previous awards include "Best International MICE Destination" from Financial Express Business Traveler Magazine 2004, "The Best Business City in the World" for four consecutive years from Business-Traveler Asia-Pacific, "Favorite Business City" for four consecutive years from TIME Readers' Travel Choice, and "Second Globalized Nation in the World" from the fourth annual AT Kearney and Foreign Policy Magazine Globalization Index, 2004.

The country also received the "World's Top Convention City" award from the International Congress and Convention Association in 2004, "Asia's No. 1 Convention City" for 21 consecutive years from Brussels-based Union des Associations Internationales, 2004, "Least Corrupt Country in Asia" from Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, 2004, "Fifth Best Offshore Location Globally" from the A.T. Kearney Offshore Location Attractiveness Index., 2004, and "Second Most Network Ready Country" from the Global Information Technology Report, 2003-2004.