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International Tourism: Recovery Confirmed, but Growth Remains UnevenInternational tourist arrivals grew by 7% in the first four months of 2010 according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This growth confirms the recovery trend beginning in the last quarter of 2009 and comes despite the challenging conditions of recent months. While April’s results were affected by the week-long closure of European airspace, globally the pace of recovery is faster than initially expected, driven largely by emerging markets. For the full year 2010, UNWTO forecasts international tourist arrivals to grow by 3% to 4%.
29.06.2010. | Page

Minister congratulates US reporters for winning Emmy for "Wow Croatia" documentary
29.06.2010. | Page

Libertas Film Festival to be held on July 2-6
20.06.2010. | Page

Croatia ranked 2nd in Europe in campsite nights' share in all nights While the number of nights spent on campsites in the EU27 account for an average 15 per cent of nights in tourist accommodation, in Croatia they account for 34.6 per cent of all nights, ranking Croatia second among EU27, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, Eurostat said on Friday. In the European Union, the number of nights spent on campsites accounts for the highest number of all nights in Denmark (43 per cent) and the lowest in Poland (one per cent). There were 26,000 camps with accommodation for some 10 million people in the EU in 2008, logging 354 million nights.
20.06.2010. | Page

Croatia, Montenegro facilitate transport of passengers from airports
19.06.2010. | Page

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel visiting Dubrovnik The Hollywood actor couple Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russel are vacationing in the southern Croatian resort city of Dubrovnik. They are staying at the "Villa Dubrovnik" hotel that was reopened a few days ago after renovation. On Wednesday afternoon, the couple took a walk in the Stradun, the main street of the city's mediaeval centre, and visited historic buildings there.

17.06.2010. | Page

Croatian tourism successfully presented in China The importance of Croatian-Chinese cooperation and Croatia's promotion on the Chinese market were the topics of Friday's meeting between the Croatian tourism delegation headed by the Tourism Minister Damir Bajs and representatives of the Chinese National Tourism Administration (CNTA) in Beijing. The meeting marked the end of a week-long presentation of Croatian tourism in China, the Croatian Tourism Ministry said in a press release. Minister Bajs held talks with CNTA Vice-President Du Jiang, Chinese tourism experts said that despite the global economic crisis, they had not adopted measures to restrict tourist departures, and said they were satisfied with the increasing promotion of Croatia on the Chinese market.
28.05.2010. | Page

Croatian tourism presented in Beijing
27.05.2010. | Page

Minister says Croatia's National Tourist Board to open China office
26.05.2010. | Page

Croatia to promote its conference tourism in Frankfurt The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) will promote Croatia's opportunities for conference tourism and tourism in general at the conference tourism and incentive travel show IMEX 2010 in Frankfurt, Germany, from May 25 to 27, HTZ said on Monday. HTZ said its Convention and Incentive Bureau would step up its activities on international markets this year in order help increase tourism revenues, adding that participants in conferences and incentive events spent four to five times more on average than ordinary tourists.
24.05.2010. | Page