The top meeting hotels in Asia Pacific region have been revealed in the latest rankings by event technology provider Cvent.

Hyatt Regency Sydney has taken the number one spot for the second year in a row, and was one of 13 Sydney and Melbourne hotels in the annual list.

Among these was InterContinental Sydney (ranked sixth), Hilton Sydney (ranked 12th) and Crown Melbourne (ranked 18th), which all moved up in their respective positions this year.

Hyatt Regency Sydney general manager Malcolm Zancanaro said the hotel is excited to be ranked number one again in 2019.

“In the last 12 months we’ve had the opportunity to welcome thousands of guests to our property for events both large and small, so this accolade is really a testament to our associates and their passion to deliver exceptional meetings every day,” he said.

There were 17 new entries to the top 50 list this year, including Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park, Millennium Seoul Hilton, Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour, PARKROYAL Darling Harbour Sydney, Resorts World Sentosa Singapore, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth and Grand Hyatt Tokyo.

The full list of top meeting hotels in APAC is as follows:

1. Hyatt Regency Sydney
2. Grand Hyatt Singapore
3. Grand Hyatt Seoul
4. Grand Hyatt Hong Kong
5. Pan Pacific Singapore
6. InterContinental Sydney
7. Hilton Tokyo
8. Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore
9. ANA InterContinental Tokyo
10. Marina Bay Sands Singapore
11. Bangkok Marriott Marquis Queen’s Park
12. Hilton Sydney
13. Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
14. The Westin Tokyo
15. Hilton Singapore
16. Millennium Seoul Hilton
17. Hilton Kuala Lumpur
18. Crown Melbourne
19. Four Seasons Hotel Sydney
20. Sofitel Sydney Darling Harbour
21. PARKROYAL Darling Harbour, Sydney
22. InterContinental Singapore
23. Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
24. Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
25. Shangri-la Hotel, Sydney
26. Sheraton Saigon Hotel & Towers
27. JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong
28. Fairmont Singapore
29. The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali
30. The Westin Sydney
31. InterContinental Hong Kong
32. Pullman Melbourne On The Park
33. Sheraton Grand Sydney Hyde Park
34. Millennium Hilton Bangkok
35. Swissotel The Stamford Singapore
36. Grand Hyatt Tokyo
37. Sofitel Sydney Wentworth
38. Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at Circular Quay
39. Hilton Tokyo Odaiba
40. Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
41. Grand Hyatt Taipei
42. JW Marriott Hotel Singapore South Beach
43. The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
44. Grand Hilton Seoul
45. Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong
46. Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers
47. Resorts World Sentosa Singapore
48. Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
49. Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel
50. Seoul Dragon City (AccorHotels) Hotelplex – Grand Mercure, Novotel, Novotel Suites, ibis Styles

Cvent Australia director of sales Chela Evans said it is exciting to see an increased presence of Australian hotels in the 2019 ranking.

“Meetings mean business, and the hotels featured on this year’s list are attracting top conferences and events to their venues by enhancing their group marketing efforts and expanding their offerings,” she said.

“After just two years in Melbourne, it’s been an honour collaborating with our hotel partners here in Australia to help them grow their group business and elevate their positioning within the global meetings and events marketplace.”

Cvent’s Top Meeting Hotels list is compiled by analysing meeting and event booking activity through the Cvent Supplier Network and ranks venues based on group business performance according to criteria including total requests for proposals and conversion rate.