
The evaluation included 60 destinations across the region in total. With the score of 4.60 points Prague ranked just behind Istanbul. Istanbul confirmed its leadership for the second time, gaining 4.61 points. Belgrade stood at the third place.
Multiple criteria such as the natural and cultural factors, general and transport infrastructure, tourism and congress infrastructure and marketing communication are taken into account, while evaluating the destination. The current position of the destination in the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) world ranking and the list of cities ranked by quality of life published by Numbeo company are taken into consideration too.
According to the ICCA, Prague positions on the 10th place in the world comparison of congress destinations and the 9th position within Europe. Meeting Star awards will be presented at the opening ceremony of the Conventa Trade Show in Ljubljana, Slovenia in January next year.