Este articulo presenta la variable “competitividad turistica” y sus determinantes en cuanto modelo de competitividad en Tourism Meeting, Incentives, Conferences y Eventos MICE. Igualmente, se define este sector economico, su concepto, alcance e importancia para la economica local y mundial. Es una amplia revision bibliografica con datos de posicionamiento competitivo en Meeting Tourism, en terminos mundiales, de los 40 paises y 40 ciudades que mas recibieron eventos internacionales en el ano de 2012. Adicionalmente, se analizan los datos de International Congress and Convention Association), frente a la competitividad turistica general medida por WEF (World Economic Forum (ICCA), y se presenta el posicionamiento competitivo de los paises y ciudades americanas en 2012. Lo anterior permite concluir que la literatura necesita evolucionar para explicar los nuevos atributos de eleccion de destinos Meeting. Especialmente se verifica que la competitividad MICE no esta directamente relacionada al grado de competitividad turistica general de un pais. Palabras clave: Competitividad turistica, Meetings Tourism, Determinantes. ABSTRACT This paper presents the variable “tourism competitiveness” and its determinants as MICE Tourism Competitiveness Model (Meeting, Incentives, Conferences y Events). It also, defines this economic sector, its concept, its scope and relevance to local and global economies. It presents a literature review with competitive positioning data from the 40 countries and 40 cities that most attracted international events in 2012. Additionally, data from the ICCA Association’s database (International Congress and Convention Association) are analysed and compared with the general touristic competitiveness measured by the WEF (World Economic Forum). Additionally, it presents and analyzes the competitive positioning of American countries and cities in 2012. The conclusion is that the literature needs to evolve, in order to explain the new attributes that lead to choosing the Meeting destinations. It specially concludes that MICE competitiveness isn’t directly related to a country’s general tourism competitiveness degree. Keywords: Competitiveness tourism, Meetings Tourism, Determinants.