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​HTZ: 5% more tourists and 9% more overnight stays in FebruaryIn February, Croatia was visited by 287,000 tourists, up by 5% compared to February 2019, while a more significant increase was noted in overnight stays (727,000, up 9%), the National Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Wednesday, citing preliminary data from the eVisitor system. 04.03.2020. | News

Medieval battle to be reenacted on 8 March in SamoborThe reenactment of the 1441 Battle of Samobor will take place on Sunday, 8 March, in that town west of Zagreb, with 400 participants in medieval costumes, including around 100 knights in armour, spearmen, pistoleers, musketeers, and gunmen, the event organiser announced. 03.03.2020. | News

Minister reassures tourism sector that gov't will help it to alleviate impact of COVID-19Croatia's Tourism Ministry will undertake appropriate measures and seek solutions to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the local tourist trade, Minister Gari Cappelli said after meeting with representatives from the tourism industry regarding the developments surrounding the COVID-19 situation. 03.03.2020. | News

PM tells hoteliers government takes into account interests of tourist industryThe government takes into account the interests of the Croatian tourism industry and will take measures to mitigate any risks from a possible escalation of the coronavirus situation and the migrant crisis, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said in the northern Adriatic resort town of Umag on Monday evening. 02.03.2020. | News

Place2Go international travel show to be held in Zagreb on 13-15 MarchThe ninth international travel show Place2Go will take place in Zagreb's Arena sports hall on 13-15 March, with over 200 exhibitors from some 20 countries expected to attend, slightly more than last year, the organisers announced at a press conference on Monday. 02.03.2020. | News

​Two more restaurants in Croatia get Michelin starRestaurants Boskinac in Novalja and LD Terrace in Korcula are the new winners of one Michelin star each and current holders have retained their stars - Pelegrini (Sibenik), 360° (Dubrovnik), Monte (Rovinj), Noel (Zagreb), and Draga di Lovrana (Lovran), the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) reported earlier this week. 01.03.2020. | News

​National Tourist Board following coronavirus situation, adjusting promotionCroatia's National Tourist Board (HTZ) and its offices in the world are actively following the coronavirus situation and adjusting promotional activities in Germany and other markets, HTZ director Kristjan Stanicic has said after ITB Berlin, the world's leading travel trade show, was cancelled. 01.03.2020. | News

DZS: Number of tourists in commercial accommodation up 5% in 2019A total of 19.5 million tourists stayed in commercial accommodation in Croatia in 2019, an increase of 5% compared with 2018, while the number of overnight stays rose by 2% to 91.2 million, the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) said on Friday. 28.02.2020. | News

​Vinkovci and Vojvodina community of Vrdnik present joint food tourism projectA joint Croatian-Serbian project designed to develop innovative and integrated tourism products and promote regional food tourism by creating a joint brand - Eat Pannonia - through the establishment of gastronomic centres, was presented in the eastern Croatian town of Vinkovci on Thursday. 27.02.2020. | News

Culture Minister: Heritage is our most important resourceHeritage is our most important resource and we have to manage it wisely and rationally, as well as invest in it and protect it, Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Korzinek said in Dubrovnik on Thursday at the opening of an international conference on European cooperation in the protection of cultural heritage from risk. 27.02.2020. | News