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The tourist season so far, according to figures, is the best one yet and August alone recorded a 10% increase in arrivals and 4.5% increase in overnights, Croatian Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin told a news conference on Monday, presenting the results of this year's tourist season. He stressed that in the first eight months of this year, the number of tourist arrivals was up 5.4% and the number of overnights increased by 3.3%. Lorencin added that the ministry stood by its forecast that this tourist season could yield similar results as last year's season and the overall income could go up between two and three per cent.

Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin holds that golf is one of key products in the tourist trade which can extend the duration of tourist season in Croatia and attract a new segment of guests. Marking the completion of the Golf & Country Club Zagreb investment in the Croatian capital at a ceremony on Friday, the minister described the project as important for the city and the interior of Croatia. In Mediterranean countries, golf courses are concentrated mainly in coastal tourist destinations, and they have six golf courses per one million tourist arrivals on the average, while Croatia's rate is 0.32 courses per million tourist arrivals. However, Croatia's favourable climate for this sport and its closeness to central and eastern European countries from where golfers come are advantages it should make use of, Lorencin said.