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Bajs: Tourist season slightly better than expectedCroatia saw a three per cent rise in tourist arrivals in the first seven months of this year, while the number of bed nights increased by six per cent, which is slightly above expectations, Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said at a press conference in Zagreb on Wednesday. 20.08.2008. | Page

Tourism minister says higher-quality accommodation bringing more revenues Croatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said on Tuesday that the tourist season was proceeding well and that this year"s revenues from tourism were likely to exceed seven billion euros.
Bajs told a news conference in Zagreb that the increase in revenues was higher than the increase in the number of tourists visiting Croatia and the number of their overnight stays.
The number of four-star hotels rose from 94 in 2007 to 120 this year, while the number of five-star hotels rose by 3 to 16. 29.07.2008. | Page

Minister says plans for this year's tourist season will be fulfilledCroatian Tourist Minister Damir Bajs on Monday expressed satisfaction with the results of tourist trade in the first six months of this year.
Addressing a news conference in Zagreb, Bajs said that both arrivals and overnight stays rose by three percent in the said period.
Presenting a programme aimed at stimulating the training of employees in the hotel and tourist sectors, Bajs said that five billion kuna would be invested in hotels this year. 21.07.2008. | Page

Central Bureau of Statistics: Tourist arrivals up 7.5 percentIn the January-November period of 2007, Croatia was visited by 10.99 million tourists, who made 55.61 million overnight stays. Almost 84 percent of the arrivals were foreign tourists who accounted for 89 percent of overnight stays, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported on Monday.31.12.2007. | Page