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With the aim of strenghtening the competitiveness of the Croatian tourism, its more prominent development and  the active cooperation between the public and private tourism sector, the minister of tourism Mr. Veljko Ostojić has convened a meeting with the owners of the largest tourism companies in Croatia as the first gathering of the  Tourism Business Club. Setting up of the Tourism Business Club  stands for a way of  continuous, lasting and direct  two-way communication with the industry, through which topics of current interest and sector's priorities are going to be considered. At the first gathering the minister has made a referral to the key projects implemented over the last year and announced the activities in 2013. Issues on business environment, such as new development and investment models, as well as the importance of the destination management, the state of affairs in the capital market, growth and development factors, a more prominent market positioning of Croatia and more effective marketing activities  were also discussed.

Five leading Croatian tourism associations on Wednesday signed a letter of intent to form an umbrella organisation that would represent the interests of the tourism sector in the country. The letter of intent was signed at Zagreb's Hotel Sheraton by the president of the Association of Employers in the Hotel Industry (UPUH), Kristian Sustar, the president of the Association of Travel Agencies (UHPA), Boris Zgomba, the president of the Croatian Camping Union (KUH), Tihomir Nikolas, the president of the Association of Small and Family Hotels (OMH), Sime Klaric, and the president of the Croatian Youth Hostel Association (HFHS), Marijan Polasek. 

Following the recent changes in tax and customs regulations, which enabled a more favourable clearance of vessels temporarily imported into the Republic of Croatia, several meetings have been convened at the Ministry of Tourism with the Tax and Customs Directorate of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure, the Croatian Chamber of Commerce and other relevant institutions, with the aim of harmonizing the procedures and processes required for customs clearance and registration of vessels with the Croatian Ships Registry. A content of an informative leaflet has been agreed upon at these meetings, featuring detailed steps and information on customs clearance and the vessels registration procedure in Croatia, along with the list of documents to be gathered, required for getting the vessels registered with the Croatian Ships Registry. Leaflets have been prepared in Croatian, English, German, Italian and Polish and can be downloaded from the websites of the aforementioned institutions - participating in this process, as well as from the website of the Croatian National Tourist Board and the Croatian Employers' Association. Printed copies of flyers were distributed to all port authorities and marinas in Croatia, and will be distributed at international boat shows. The e-mail address: nautika@hgk.hr has been set for all inquiries about these issues.