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​Foreign cruise ships make as few as 16 trips to Croatia in Jan-JulyAs a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, foreign cruise ships made as few as 16 trips to Croatia in the first seven months of 2020, which is a decline of 95.6% compared with the same period of 2019, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS).  05.09.2020. | News

Ministry of Tourism and Sport to invest in construction of 23 sports venuesThe Ministry of Tourism and Sport plans to invest almost HRK 10 million this year to co-finance the construction or refurbishment of 23 sports venues throughout Croatia following a call for applications advertised on 31 December 2019, the ministry said on Thursday. 03.09.2020. | News

​Minister: All options for aid to hospitality and tourism sector on tableTourism and Sport Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Wednesday that all options for helping the hospitality and tourism sectors were "on the table", recalling that restaurant and bar owners were the first to receive help from the state when the corona crisis started. 02.09.2020. | News

​310,000 tourists currently vacationing in CroatiaAbout 310,000 tourists are currently vacationing in Croatia, including 240,000 foreign nationals, of whom 106,000 arrived on the last weekend in August, the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Monday. 31.08.2020. | News

​Association warns of 80% drop in tour operators' revenueThe good results of this year's summer tourist season have not contributed to tour operators' business and their revenue has dropped by more than 80%, which is why they expect the state to continue with its job-keeping scheme, the UHPA tour operators association said on Friday. 28.08.2020. | News

Days of Hvar Wines to take place Aug 27 - Sept 6 in JelsaIn place of the traditional Wine Festival which cannot be held this summer because of epidemiological reasons, Days of Hvar Wines will be organised from August 27 to September 6 in Jelsa on the island of Hvar, the Tourist Board of Jelsa Municipality said on Wednesday. 26.08.2020. | News

Adhering to health measures could secure 2 more months of tourism turnoveThere are now some 500,000 tourists in Croatia and if the epidemiological situation remains stable and everyone complies with recommendations, we can certainly expect another two months of tourism turnover this year, the national Tourist Board (HTZ) director, Kristjan Stanicic, said on Wednesday. 26.08.2020. | News

Brnjac: Croatia recognised as safe destinationMinister Nikolina Brnjac on Monday stated that the tourism sector was well prepared for the situation caused by the coronavirus and that the good tourism results, and government and crisis response team's measures had resulted in Croatia being recognised as a safe destination. 24.08.2020. | News

HTZ says overnight stays in August at 67% of last year's August figuresA total of 2.3 million tourists vacationed in Croatia in the period from 1 to 23 August, generating 17.6 million overnight stays, which is at 67% of the results in the same period of 2019, officials of the Croatian Tourism Board (HTZ) said on Monday. 24.08.2020. | News

Croatia, Ecuador and Ghana get the WTTC Safe Travels Stamp​London, UK: Croatia, Ecuador and Ghana are the latest in a long line of major destinations to use the world’s first ever global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC). 20.08.2020. | News