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Tourism minister expects positive results for first eight months Croatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs on Wednesday said he was confident figures for the first eight months of 2010 would be positive for the tourist trade, announcing that next week his ministry would publish data on arrivals and overnight stays for the first eight months. Bajs expects a five-percent rise in tourist arrivals and a three-percent rise in overnight stays. There are also good indicators for September and October, according to bookings, he said after a ceremony of signing agreements on grants which the tourism ministry gave to organisations and no-profit associations in the tourist sector. Today, the minister and representatives of 40 associations signed agreements on non-repayable grants, whose total amount is HRK 4 million, for preparations for the next season. 01.10.2010. | Page
Croatia marks World Tourism Day 27.09.2010. | Page
Minister says off-season as planned, preparations under way for difficult 2011 The off-season in Croatia is proceeding according to expectations despite rainfalls and it could be very similar to last year's season, as could the entire season this year, Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said in the Zumberak-Samoborsko Gorje Nature Park on Monday, on the occasion of marking the World Tourism Day. Since the year 2011 is expected to be very demanding and difficult, it is of the utmost importance to prepare well for it and to announce tourism programmes on time, he said. As for the ongoing off-season, Bajs said that organised groups were arriving, that contracts signed with travel agencies were yielding results and that this was this year's trump card of the tourism sector. According to forecasts by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), in 2011 Europe could see a rise of up to two percent in arrivals, while the number of overnight stays and revenues could stagnate and remain at this year's level, the minister said. 27.09.2010. | Page
Croatian economy and tourism to be presented at Japan's World Travel Fair this week The Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK), in co-operation with the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ), will present Croatia's economy and tourism at Japan's largest tourism fair, the JATA World Travel Fair, between September 22-26 with a multimedia exhibition called "Be CROative", HGK said on Monday. The "Be CROative" exhibition in Tokyo will feature more than 40 top Croatian products. "JATA World Travel Fair" is visited by more than 100,000 people and features products from more than 130 countries. 20.09.2010. | Page
CNN recommends autumnal cruise along Dalmatian coast 19.09.2010. | Page
Minister and travel agencies ink deals on new tourist servicesCroatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs and representatives of 34 travel agencies signed on Saturday contracts on nonrepayable grants in the total amount of HRK 2.9 million for 169 new services. These services are designed to attract about 250,000 domestic and foreign guests in the tourist sector in the next three years, notably before and after the peak season, Bajs said at the contract-signing ceremony in Jastrebarsko southwest of Zagreb. Those services, planned within the "Get to Know Croatia" programme, are expected to accentuate Croatia's advantages, primarily the cultural and natural resources of our country, he said.
11.09.2010. | Page
11.09.2010. | Page
Tourism ministry co-financing project of international police cooperation Interior Minister Tomislav Karamarko and Tourism Minister Damir Bajs signed in the coastal city of Novi Vinodolski on Sunday an agreement on co-financing the stay of uniform police from European countries in Croatian coastal cities. Under the agreement, the Tourism Ministry will allocate 200,000 kuna for the project. The project has been implemented since 2006, and this year 60 police officers from seven countries and the Interpol General Secretariat were staying on the Croatian coast. They carried out their tasks in police uniforms, without carrying any weapons, and went on joint patrols with Croatian police. Karamarko said that this year 169 criminal acts had been committed against foreign nationals, a 20 percent decrease in relation to 2009. Speaking of the tourist season which is nearing completion, Minister Bajs pointed to the very good results in July. The regions of Istria and Kvarner are slowly picking up, and some areas in Dalmatia have seen a two-digit increase in tourist turnover, he said.
29.08.2010. | Page
29.08.2010. | Page
Croatian Prime Minister Expresses Full Support for the Tourism SectorUNWTO Secretary-General, Mr. Taleb Rifai, met with the Croatian Prime Minister, Ms. Jadranka Kosor, and the Minister of Tourism, Mr. Damir Bajs, to discuss tourism development in the country during a visit to Croatia (20-21 August, 2010). The Prime Minister expressed her full support for the tourism sector, underlining its crucial role in economic growth and development. Meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr. Rifai praised the resilience of the country’s tourism sector after the recent economic turbulence. The Prime Minister stressed that results for July and August indicate that the country could have one of its best summer seasons this year. Croatia received 9.3 million international tourists in 2009 and US$ 8.9 billion (euro 6.4 billion) in international tourism receipts.
25.08.2010. | Page
25.08.2010. | Page