Congress tourism is a specific form of tourism in which the main motivation for travel is not a holiday, but active or passive participation of individuals in the meetings and events that may have a different character. Visitors within congress tourism are not at leisure, because they travel for specific purposes that is often related to their workplace. Today, congress activity is significantly increased and represents a very significant potential for development of a tourist destination and the country in general. Number of conferences and meetings annually increases which brings considerable income for the overall development of the city in which it takes place. In recent years, the market demand is growing and tourists are seeking specific types of tourism. History, nature and pleasant climate, transport infrastructure, high quality accommodation, the wide range of activities and entertainment and superb conference infrastructure allows Croatia to attract the modern, congress tourists. Congress tourism in the last few years experienced big growth due to the fact that more and more companies want highly educated people who want to train and develop both on the business and a personal level. In Croatia, cities Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik and Opatija are respectable, modern tourist destination for business tourism. Many of today's meetings and conferences in Opatija are traditional and of national importance, and each year there has been an increasing number of meetings held in Opatija that are from international importance.