Tourism destination Opatija owns a long tradition of congress tourism. It's future development should go right in the direction of congress tourism growth by unification and development of three functional entities of Opatija. With the development of three functional entities, the coastal area, the hinterland and the Učka Nature Park, this tourism destination would have a comprehensive offer of congress tourism. The coastal area includes the area of mainland and contains all the urban functions of the City of Opatija, which is intended for tourism hospitality services and related content. Hinterland connects the coastal area and the Učka Nature Park, in which are directed new tourism facilities and provides the possibility of building a convention center that would complement the congress infrastructure of the city of Opatija. In this area it is necessary to adapt the tourism and traffic infrastructure in order to connect with already developed coastal area. Učka Nature Park, one of the functional entities of the City of Opatija, represents the added value in the congress tourism offer of Opatija, because it allows a variety of recreational activities and excursions that complement the congress offer of the city.