The subject of research in this paper is the future of business tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic, with an emphasis on the Republic of Croatia. Business tourism means traveling outside the place of residence and work for business reasons. The goal of the research is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business tourism in Northwestern Croatia and what the future of business tourism is. In accordance with the aim of the research, three hypotheses were set: (H1) „During the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels invested in the equipment of their congress halls so that they could follow business events both in person and virtually.“; (H2) „Hotels believe that business tourism will return to an upward trajectory after the COVID-19 pandemic.“; (H3) „Hotels will maintain the established standards (distance, high hygiene standards, smaller gatherings of people) even after the COVID-19 pandemic.“ The initial hypotheses were tested with the T-test, and the first and third hypotheses were rejected, and the second hypothesis was accepted and verified. The research was conducted with the help of systematic observation from available secondary sources of information, that is, by reviewing the relevant professional and scientific literature and available statistical data, and with the help of primary research through a survey. Historical method, analysis method, synthesis method, comparison method and description method are used in the research.