This paper describes the key point related to congress tourism. The concept of business tourism and the „meeting“ industry are defined and their terminology is explained. The history of Vienna's „meeting“ industry , the statistics and Vienna's offer to the „meeting“ industry are presented. Business tourism is defined as a part of the collective concept of business travel, and the business trave lis divided into two main forms: individual business travel and business tourism. The „meeting“ industry is a very large and diverse part of business travel, but its terminology can be very difficult to define, as many different interpretations are available. The MICE acronym is used very often. Given that the theme of this paper is Vienna as congress destination, this area is the most proccesed. Statistical dana has shown that Vienna is developing as one of the leading destinations „meeting“ industry, with the offer of the city itself featuring availability, meeting places and hotels that offer business meeting services. Finally, demand for Vienna in the „meeting“ industry market and its marketing as a congress destination is stated.