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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

City of Hvar enhances quality of its tourist services according to IQM standardsThe City of Hvar on the island of the same name is the first destination in Croatia to have implemented quality assurance measures for tourist facilities and services and online reputation according IQM (integrated quality management) standards and the ReviewPro global platform, which confirmed its improved quality in all categories compared to 2018, project leader Djurdjica Simicic reported on Monday. 23.09.2019. | News

Number of tourist accommodation facilities in Croatia up 7%There were 236,700 tourist accommodation facilities in Croatia at the end of August, which is an increase of 15,700 or 7.1% on the same period last year, and most of them were categorised as non-commercial or household facilities, while the number of hotels rose by 38 to 1,199. 22.09.2019. | News