Health Tourism Management – Indispensability of Introducing the Standards” was  the main topic of 21st Spa Convention which took place from 18th to 20th of May in Vrnjacka Banja. The main and the secondary topics of the convention  addressed  the medical and non-medical standards, new trends in balneology, marketing and management in health tourism, management of touristic destinations and local tourism organizations, internet marketing, media promotion of health tourism. The ecology and energetic efficiency of the hidro-geological potential of Serbia was also discussed at the convention, as well as urbanism and spatial planning. The lecturers were local and foreign experts. The Association emphasizes active participation in the Convention work from Prof. dr Guenther Leiner, who established the standards in the Austrian spas. Beside the Serbian spas, the manufacturers of wellness and spa, hotel and restaurant equipment will present themselves as well.