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​Gourmet Croatia conference held in IlokCroatia's gastronomy is good and diverse but local producer are still unable to secure secure sufficient quantities of farm products, a closing conference of the "Gourmet Croatia" project heard on Monday in the eastern Croatian town of Ilok. State-secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Frano Matusic said that surveys show that gastronomy and enjoying food is one of the main motives for tourist arrivals and that this was a great opportunity for food and wine producers. 25.03.2019. | News

Croatia voted best European destination for conference tourism in 2018Croatia has been voted best European destination for conference tourism in 2018 by British magazine Business Destinations, the National Tourist Board (HTZ) said earlier this week. The HTZ won the award for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) in Europe, and awards were also presented for best hotels, airports, airlines, facilities and services. 24.03.2019. | News

​Potential to enhance economic cooperation with Australia in industry, food and tourismMembers of the Australia-Croatia Business Council for Economic Cooperation at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) believe that industry, food and tourism are areas with the most potential to strengthen economic cooperation with Australia. At a meeting held in Zagreb on Friday, the council's president and CEO for western Europe at Croatia's Podravka food manufacturer, Marko Maric, identified industry as an area with big potential for better cooperation and the Koncar electrical company as doing a lot of business on the Australian market. He said that the Australian market is increasingly demanding Croatian food products, and also mentioned the potential in tourism. 22.03.2019. | News

Gov't endorses Croatia-India memorandum of cooperation in tourismThe Andrej Plenkovic cabinet on Thursday endorsed a memorandum of cooperation in tourism with India, which is expected to be signed by Tourism Gari Cappelli during the official visit by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind to Croatia at the end of March. 21.03.2019. | News

​First Croatian Meeting Experience Summit starts in ZagrebMEETEX, the first ever Croatian Meeting Experience Summit started in Zagreb on Wednesday, bringing together approximately 60 foreign and international buyers i.e. specialised agencies, corporations and international associations. The B2B trade show is organised by the Croatian Association of Congress Tourism Professionals (HUPKT). 20.03.2019. | News

HRK 1.5 mn earmarked for medical teams on Adriatic during seasonThe Ministry of Tourism will once again cofinance additional medical teams in tourist destinations in the peak season and has earmarked HRK 1.5 million for that purpose, it was said on Tuesday at a ceremony when agreements on cofinancing were signed with county representatives of the most prominent tourism destinations. 19.03.2019. | News

"Mitas 4 Islands" MTB race among Top 5 in worldFive years ago we set ourselves the task to have the "Mitas 4 Islands" mountain bike race be among the Top 5 competitions in the world and we have managed to do so, Tomislav Zobec, director of the MTB race has said earlier this week, announcing the 5th edition of that cross country competition that will be held April 9-13 on the islands of Krk, Rab, Cres and Losinj. 17.03.2019. | News

EUR 2 mn for construction of Osijek's Tvrdja visitor centreThe historic heart of the eastern Croatian city of Osijek is expected to get a EUR 2 million visitor centre in two years' time, the head of the municipal department for EU programmes, Kornelija Mlinarevic, announced at a press conference earlier this week.Construction work is expected to begin this autumn. The visitor centre would offer at one place tourist information on the City of Osijek, Osijek-Baranja County and the wider region, and provide services such as parking spaces for cars and buses, shops with local, regional and national products, guided tours, and services for cycling tourists, Mlinarevic said. 17.03.2019. | News

Novo Mesto, Karlovac, Bihac for better road connections to pan-European corridorsThe Novo Mesto-Karlovac-Bihac transport route is important for the development of industry and tourism, it was said earlier this week at a conference on connecting the three towns and their regions that was held in Karlovac. The president of Croatia's Karlovac County Chamber of Commerce, Zlatko Kuzman, said the chambers of the three towns initiated the development of the transport infrastructure when the Slovenian and Croatian sides were not connected by motorway, which is now being built in Bosnia and Herzegovina too. 16.03.2019. | News

First cruise boat in 2019 docks in Vukovar's Danube river portThe first cruise ship this year docked in Vukovar on Friday, bringing visitors from Great Britain, Ireland and the USA. 
The Ariana ship was the first of 318 cruise ships expected to visit the eastern Croatian town this year. 15.03.2019. | News