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Croatian Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin will be in Russia and Ukraine on June 4-5 to meet with leading tour operators that organise trips to Croatia for talks on the current situation on the market and the new visa regime for non-EU countries which Croatia applies as of April 1, the ministry announced on Monday. The meeting with Russian tour operators will be held in Moscow on Tuesday while the meeting with Ukrainian tour operators is scheduled for Wednesday. The Croatian minister will be accompanied by the Director of the Head Office of the Croatian Tourist Board, Meri Matesic, and the Chief of Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Vinko Ljubicic. The meetings will be a chance for Minister Lorencin to hear first hand how to simplify and speed up visa issuance procedures for Russian and Ukrainian tourists who wish to visit Croatia.

At least 269 hotspots offering free Internet access over a wireless local area network are expected to be set up throughout Croatia by July 1, the Tourism Ministry announced this past week. Of that number, 244 such sites will be set up along the coast and 25 in continental parts of the country, the ministry said, adding that it will co-fund the project with 1.5 million kuna. The ministry believes that this will help in further promoting and boosting the competitiveness of Croatian tourist destinations. Most of the new hotspots will be set up in Istria and Kvarner.