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Tourism revenue for the first three months of this year amounted to 339.7 million euro, which is an increase of 41.2 million euro or 13.8% compared to the same period last year and a 10.4% increase compared to Q1 of the record year of 2008, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday citing data from the Croatian National Bank (HNB). The ministry explained that revenue from private travel grew by 35.1 million euro or 12.9% to 305.2 million euro. The highest growth on the year was recorded in business travel, which recorded a rise of 21.9% from 28.3 million euro to 34.5 million euro. The share of tourism revenue in Gross Domestic Product in Q1 went up by 3.5% year on year.

A 250-million-kuna Valamar Isabella Island Resort, built on the small traffic-free island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas), off the Istrian town of Porec, was formally inaugurated on Tuesday evening with Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin and some 300 prominent guests attending the inauguration ceremony. The four-star resort has been refurbished for two years, and the works have also included the construction of new infrastructure and renovation of the old hotel Fortuna and the nearby castle Isabella built 120 years ago. The accommodation capacity of the resort includes 334 rooms and suites for some 800 guests, wellness facilities, sports fields and playgrounds, a smart pool area and other amenities. The resort employs 250 people.