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Tourism minister reports increase in arrivals by plane, shipCroatian Tourism Minister Damir Bajs has said that preliminary figures for July show that the number of tourists arriving in Croatia by plane and by ship has increased by 15 and 9 percent respectively in relation to July 2009. The minister made the statement at a meeting of ministry officials and representatives of the Croatian Tourist Board and workers in the public and private tourist sectors, held at the national park Krka on Sunday. The minister said that 90 percent of tourists in Croatia were foreign nationals, while the number of domestic tourists was decreasing, according to a statement from the Tourism Ministry.
01.08.2010. | Page

PM Kosor confident Croatia will record good tourist results Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor said at the inner session of her cabinet which convened in Lucko, outside Zagreb, on Saturday to discuss the ongoing tourist season, that she was confident Croatia would record good tourist results this season. Stressing that tourism was a very important branch for Croatia, Kosor said that Croatia's advantages as a tourist country were good roads and highways, as a total of 90 percent of tourists were arriving in the country individually by cars. Thanking the prime minister for attending today's session, Tourism Minister Damir Bajs proposed they meet once again this season somewhere at the coast. He said that in the first three weekends of July, a total of 450,000 more foreign tourist entered Croatia compared with the same period last years.
24.07.2010. | Page

Croatia to invest HRK 34 million in on-line tourism promotion
22.07.2010. | Page

Minister says first two weeks in July encouraging for tourist season A higher number of tourist arrivals on the year in the first two weeks in July are encouraging for Croatia's tourist trade, Tourism Minister Damir Bajs said on Monday, adding that Croatia should be aware that competing countries are doing all they can to attract as many tourists as possible. Thus, the competitiveness of Croatia's tourism will face the biggest test in the rest of July and in August, when two thirds of all annual arrivals and income in the tourist trade are made, the minister said at his meeting with the first Croatian deaf tourist guide Vanda Sagovac in Zagreb. Bajs also expressed satisfaction with an increasing number of cruise liners visiting Croatia.
12.07.2010. | Page

61st Dubrovnik Summer Festival opens
10.07.2010. | Page

Motovun Film Festival to be held on 26-30 July
04.07.2010. | Page

CNN includes Croatia among top 4 destinations for culinary delights "If you're planning the trip of a lifetime, why not plan one that incorporates some of the best food you will ever dine on?" CNN says in its tourist guide and offers four suggestions for vacations, including Croatia, that emphasize culinary delights. Alongside the Dalmatian Coast in Croatia, CNN recommends Andalusia in Spain, Patagonia in Chile and Burgundy in France. According to the CNN, the trip "A Taste of Croatia" costs US$ 3,990 per person for 12 days.
04.07.2010. | Page

Dubrovnik at 50th place of chart of most popular European congress cities
03.07.2010. | Page

International Tourism: Recovery Confirmed, but Growth Remains UnevenInternational tourist arrivals grew by 7% in the first four months of 2010 according to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This growth confirms the recovery trend beginning in the last quarter of 2009 and comes despite the challenging conditions of recent months. While April’s results were affected by the week-long closure of European airspace, globally the pace of recovery is faster than initially expected, driven largely by emerging markets. For the full year 2010, UNWTO forecasts international tourist arrivals to grow by 3% to 4%.
29.06.2010. | Page

Minister congratulates US reporters for winning Emmy for "Wow Croatia" documentary
29.06.2010. | Page