According to ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) ranking, Brno jumped up from the 143th place in 2014 to 97th place in 2015 and made it to the TOP100 most popular congress destinations in Europe. Globally, Brno ranked 175th, compared with 289th place in 2014.

In 2015, 15 associations' conventions were held in Brno, with the total number of 3,217 participants, and the average length of an event being 4 days. The biggest event counted 600 participants. Read details (in Czech).

Also, Brno ranked 12th in Europe in the 2016 Quality of Life Index (Mid Year) published by the Numbeo.com portal. More details here (in Czech).