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FinMin: Croatia Airlines bailout important for tourismDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Zdravko Maric on Thursday said that the decision to bail out the national flag carrier Croatia Airlines was not just economic but that there were economic grounds for it because of the domestic air carrier's importance for tourism. 26.09.2019. | News

Istria County celebrates its dayThe Istria County Assembly on Wednesday held a special session in the county seat of Pazin to mark the 76th anniversary of the historic decisions on the reunification of Istria with Croatia and the 75th anniversary of the 43rd Istrian Division. 25.09.2019. | News

Conference held on making Croatian tourism attractive to generations X, Y and ZMembers of the generations X,Y and Z are more mobile and are well informed travellers and tourist services should be adjusted to their needs, which include high quality services and adventure, it was said at a conference organised by the Rijeka-based Novi list daily in the resort of Opatija on Wednesday. 25.09.2019. | News

Tourism Minister says Croatia is to become year-round destinationCroatia is developing all-year-round tourism, as evidenced by this year's results when financial and physical output data for the shoulder season, that is for the pre-season, showed the biggest rise, and increases like that are expected for the post-season too, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said at a conference on this topic on Tuesday. 24.09.2019. | News

​Transnational project to showcase Jewish heritage presented in OsijekThe Rediscover project, which aims to showcase tangible and non-tangible Jewish heritage in local government units involved in the project, was presented at a conference in the eastern Croatian city of Osijek on Tuesday. 24.09.2019. | News

​Croatian-Korean business forum discusses public procurementPublic procurement is a sector that has great potential to dynamise the economy and sharing experiences in that field can be of significant benefit, it was said at a Korean-Croatian business forum in Zagreb on Tuesday. 24.09.2019. | News

Valamar Riviera to launch HRK 790 mn investment project in OctoberCroatia's largest hotel company, Valamar Riviera, will invest HRK 790 million in the Pinea Hotel and nearby beaches and promenades in the Pical area of the northern Adriatic town of Porec. The project starts next month and is expected to be completed by the 2021 season, the company said on Tuesday. 24.09.2019. | News

Atlas says will provide full services for guests of bankrupt Thomas Cook GroupThe Atlas tour operator has catered for about 100,000 guests of Thomas Cook so far this year, and it will fulfill its obligations to all guests, the Croatian company stated in a press release after foreign media reported that the Thomas Cook Group had filed for compulsory liquidation due to huge debts. 23.09.2019. | News

Other British tour operators to take over Thomas Cook's share on Croatian market, says UHPA directorThe bankruptcy of the British leisure company Thomas Cook Group is bad for global tourism and it is a big loss for the British economy, however, some other British travel agencies are likely to take over Thomas Cook's share on the Croatian market next year, Tomislav Fain, the president the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies (UHPA), told Hina on Monday. 23.09.2019. | News

Ministries say British tourists in Croatia won't suffer any damage because of Thomas Cook bankruptcyBritish tourists in Croatia have no reason for concern because not one guest who arrived in an arrangement with the Thomas Cook Group will suffer any damage or remain unattended to, the ministries of foreign and European affairs and tourism said on Monday in a joint press release. 23.09.2019. | News