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fDi Magazine commends Croatia's efforts to attract investors in tourismFDi's inaugural Tourism Editor's Choice Awards for tourism single out the countries that have devised specific and successful strategies to attract investment.  According to the fDi Tourism Locations of the Future 2017/18 – Editor’s Choice Awards, Belize, Croatia and Jamaica are just three of the countries punching above their weight. 11.12.2017. | News

Croatia records 12.4% increase in number of tourists in OctoberSome 850,300 tourists stayed in commercial accommodation in Croatia in October 2017, an increase of 12.4% compared with the same month last year, generating 2.5 million overnight stays, up 11%, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS).Some 850,300 tourists stayed in commercial accommodation in Croatia in October 2017, an increase of 12.4% compared with the same month last year, generating 2.5 million overnight stays, up 11%, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). 10.12.2017. | News

Govt endorses bill on tourist sector servicesCroatia's government on Thursday endorsed a final bill on providing services in tourism, and the legislation will regulate the work of travel agencies, tour operators, animators, guides as well as work in specific forms of tourist services, ranging from nautical tourism to conference and health tourism, and tourist services on rural farms. The legislation is in accordance with an EU directive. 07.12.2017. | News

Employers applaud gov't measures, call for reformsThe Croatian Employers Association (HUP) on Thursday welcomed the government's measures regarding a higher minimum wage, seasonal employment in tourism and quotas for the import of labour, but also underlined the need to implement reforms. The measures are a good compromise between unions' expectations and employers' warnings about the real situation on the market, HUP said in a press release. 07.12.2017. | News

HUP: Employers expect other reforms tooThe tax reform, Agrokor emergency administration and tourism season have contributed to stabilisation and growth in 2017, however, without other reforms and particularly reforms in the public sector, that will not suffice to stop large-scale emigration, it was said on Monday at the traditional pre-Christmas function for members of the Croatian Employers' Association (HUP). 04.12.2017. | News