Statistical research on business tourism. Why is it so important?” Marek Phillips CAT Publications
Dec 01, 2014
Statistical research on business tourism.
Why is it so important?”Marek Phillips
CAT Publications
Agenda
• Who are CAT Publications
• Statistics definitions
• ICCA statistics
• Statistical analysis and Interpretations
• What does it mean for Poland
CAT Publications
• Publisher of meetings magazines– we deliver an audience of buyers to our advertisers
• M&IT Magazine – UK corporates
• AMI Magazine – international associations
• Digital products
• Statistics used to help sell advertising
Statistics definition
• Quantitative report leads to qualitative analysis– Statistics is the study of the collection, organization,
analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.– We use Numbers to help define audience
• Reliable, trustworthy, • Used to compare products• Can be analysed in different ways • Show trends: numbers of groups,group sizes • Net worth to destination
ICCA Statistics
• ICCA Definition: International Congress and Convention Association – The ICCA Statistics Reports are based on the ICCA Association Database, which
means the figures cover meetings organised by international associations which: – take place on a regular basis – rotate between a minimum of three countries– have at least 50 participants
• Define groups
• Annual trends
Number of meetings
Average number of participants
Summary
• Publishers use statistics
• Statistics can be interpreted in different ways
• ICCA statistics are a good guide to international association meetings
• Poland has shown a growth of international conference meetings over the past 10 years.