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The Osijek-based Pointers company has recently presented a free-of-charge application for virtual walking tours of the most famous Croatian beaches, and this is an addition to the existing application that offers over 8,500 photos of some 3,500 locations throughout Croatia. The Osijek-based Pointers company CEO Krunoslav Weinpert has said that some 40 professionals and enthusiasts have worked on the application. "Pointers is a free application, available on the web and to owners of mobile phones with iOS and Android operating systems and can be found on social networks," Weineprt said during the presentation of the applicaiton in Split's Bacvice beach.

The Restructuring and Sale Centre (CERP) will next week decide on the sale of hotels owned by the Imperial company and could continue with the privatisation of those state-owned companies where procedures have already been started, the head of the State Property Management Office (DUUDI) Tomislav Boban said on Wednesday, while Finance Minister Zdravko Maric believes that the privatisation plan is facing challenges. CERP's management should decide next week about an offer made by the Valamar Riviera company to purchase 50.08% of the state's shares in the Imperial hotel company on the island of Rab. A deadline for bids for the Dubrovnik Maestral Hotel will be extended by 60 days, Boban said ahead of a cabinet meeting. "The only bid for the Imperial shares that came within the deadline by July 5 was a binding offer submitted by Valamar. Valamar offers HRK 260 million which is a little more than the asking price and I believe that the management board will accept that offer, most likely next week, because we still have some consultations to conduct in the government regarding that matter over the next few days," Boban told reporters.

Caretaker Tourism Minister Anton Kliman on Thursday said that a lower Value Added Tax (VAT) for tourism was being negotiated so that Croatia's tourism industry could be more competitive on the international scale. Kliman met in Dubrovnik with local and regional government officials and tourism representatives. Speaking about a lower VAT rate in tourism, Kliman said that negotiations were being conducted concerning percentages.