On September 11, CWT M&E, the global meetings and events division of CWT, unveiled its ranking of the top 10 cities for meetings and events in Asia Pacific (APAC) in 2019, with Chengdu appearing on the list for the first time. The ranking is based on proprietary and industry data contained in CWT's Meetings & Events Future Trends report.

The top 10 cities for holding meetings and events in APAC are Shanghai, China; Beijing, China; Singapore; Bangkok, Thailand; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Hong Kong, China; Mumbai, India; Melbourne, Australia; and, Chengdu, China. China, once again, netted the most entries.

Making great efforts to become an internationally influential city for the meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry, Chengdu has been the top choice for important national and international conventions and exhibitions in central and western China. More than half of the world's top 10 MICE service companies have established partnership with the city.