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​Overnight stays 62% down in Sept, 49% down in first nine monthsA total of 536,000 tourists visited Croatia in September 2020, which is 76.5% less than in September 2019, and they made 4.8 million overnight stays, a drop of 62%. In the first nine months of this year, there were 49% fewer overnight stays than in the same period of 2019, data from the e-Visitor system shows. 06.10.2020. | News

Ukraine's Windrose Airlines launches direct flight service between Kiev and ZagrebThe first Ukrainian Windrose Airlines charter flight touched down at Zagreb's Franjo Tudjman Airport on Sunday as part of the first direct flight service between Zagreb and Kiev. 04.10.2020. | News

Plenkovic on effects of COVID on tourism, China+17, EU summitsAfter meeting in Dubrovnik with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo on Friday, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic met with Dubrovnik-Neretva County Prefect Nikola Dobroslavic and the mayors of cities and municipalities in that county for the talks on the impact of the COVID pandemic on the tourist trade. 02.10.2020. | News

Interest in vacationing in Croatia has risen in DACH countries - surveyThe interest of guests from the DACH region, which includes Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in spending holidays in Croatia increased this year by 50% compared to 2019, according to a survey conducted by the Travelcircus online booking platform among 50,000 respondents. 30.09.2020. | News

Tourism opportunity for rural areas in Croatia and regionTourism is an opportunity for the development of rural areas, but urban and mass tourism should be avoided there, experts said on the occasion of World Tourism Day, September 27, which this year is dedicated to the topic of "Tourism and Rural Development". 27.09.2020. | News

Deal signed to upgrade tourist services in Hutovo Blato, Dubrovnik and KotorRepresentatives of the Hutovo Blato nature and bird reserve in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina have signed a €1.7 million agreement with the tourist boards in the southern Croatian seaside resort of Dubrovnik and the coastal city of Kotor in Montenegro on upgrading the tourist industry in the region. 25.09.2020. | News

Zadar, Rovinj and Losinj featured among 50 world destinations in tourism bookZadar, Rovinj and Losinj are among the 50 world's destinations chosen by internationally acclaimed tourism consultant and professor Terry Stevens from Wales, who included them in his new book called "Wish You Were Here", the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Friday. 25.09.2020. | News

Istria and Varazdin on Belgium's green listBelgium's federal ministry of foreign affairs released on Thursday an updated list of countries based on the epidemiological situation according to zones and although most of Croatia is still on the red list, and some regions are on the orange list, Istria and Varazdin have been put back on the green list. 24.09.2020. | News

Zagreb-Kiev flights to be reintroduced as of Oct 4As of October 4, Croatia and Ukraine are re-establishing an air route with a direct Zagreb-Kiev flight, which has been announced by the Windrose airline, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Tuesday. 22.09.2020. | News

Commercial accommodation in Aug had fewer beds, non-commercial 10% moreIn August 2020, there were over 1.75 million beds in tourist accommodation, including 1.2 million in commercial and 555,000 in non-commercial accommodation, down 0.7% and up 10% on the year respectively, according to eVisitor. 21.09.2020. | News