Definition: International congress

Category: Tourism

Definition:

An international congress is that which meets the minimum participation level from other nations. This level is fixed at 40% representation from at least 3 different nations.

Comments:

Within the international congress category, there are several possible further classifications. One of these concerns continentality:

Continental:  Foreigners > 80% from one continent
World:   Foreigners < 80% from one continent http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-28-00-599-__-I-EN.pdf