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Tourism minister: No problems exist where quality has been improvedTourism Minister Gari Cappelli on Monday said that no problems existed in tourism where quality had been improved, which he considers is particularly evident in Istria. "Tourism is no longer the same as we saw until three years ago. In Croatia, where quality has been improved in tourism, there are no problems and in Istria that is particularly evident," Cappelli said after meeting with the authorities of Sveti Petar u Sumi municipality in Istria County. 08.07.2019. | News

Croatia records rise in number of visits by foreign cruise ships in Jan-MayA total of 171 foreign cruise ships visited the Croatian Adriatic in the first five months of 2019, an increase of 18 percent on the same time last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). 08.07.2019. | News

Holiday apartment rental prices in coastal Croatia 2-8% higher than last yearRental prices for holiday apartments along the Croatian Adriatic coast were between two and eight percent higher in June 2019 than in June 2018, with the average price reaching €67 per day, according to a survey carried out by the Njuskalo company. The average rental price for tourist apartments outside the summer season was €46 per day, or 31 percent lower than in the peak season. 07.07.2019. | News

Revenue from foreign arrivals up 5.4% in Q1Revenue from foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2019 was EUR 475 million, 25 million or 5.4% more than in the same period of 2018, the Ministry of Tourism said on Thursday, citing the central bank's data. 04.07.2019. | News

Six Korean policemen to help Croatian colleagues during tourism seasonSix Korean police officers will be assisting their Croatian colleagues in major tourist destinations during July and August as part of the "Safe Tourism Season" project. 02.07.2019. | News

Hospitality sector calls for lower VAT, warns of possible collapseThe Croatian association of restaurant owners warned on Tuesday that the excessive tax burden was threatening the hospitality sector and called for VAT on food preparation and serving in restaurants to be reduced from 25% to 13%.  02.07.2019. | News

​Croatia's tourism sector presented in AustraliaThe Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) is organising for the first time presentations of Croatia as a tourist destination in Australia, with a presentation and a workshop having already been held for 70 Australian travel agents and seven tour operators in Melbourne. Another presentation is to be held in Sydney on Thursday. 02.07.2019. | News

​Cappelli: 6.5 mn tourist arrivals, 26 mn nights in H1 2019Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli on Monday expressed satisfaction with tourism results achieved so far, saying that in the first six months of the year about 6.5 million arrivals and 26 million bed nights had been recorded and that bookings were going according to expectations. "Apart from a few imbalances in May due to poor weather, everything else is going according to plan and at the moment we have about 26 million overnight stays and about 6.5 million arrivals," he said. 01.07.2019. | News

​New law on land for tourism purposes to open door to new investmentsThe bill on unappraised construction land will open the door to significant investments in tourism, it was said at a conference on the investment potential of land for tourism purposes, held in Funtana near the northern Adriatic resort of Porec on Monday. "With the entry into force of the new law on land for tourism purposes, which has been put to public consultation, anyone running a camping site will have a legal lease on the site and the price of the lease on the land will be known.  01.07.2019. | News

​Gospic to celebrate Tesla's birthday with "Tesla Power of Lights" eventThe tourism board in the central town of Gospic is organising an event called "Tesla Power of Lights" to celebrate the 163rd anniversary of the birth of the world famous scientist and inventor Nikola Tesla. The event will take place in Gospic's main square on the evening of July 9, the day before Tesla's birthday. Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 in Smiljan, near Gospic. 30.06.2019. | News