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Zagreb one of three most sought-after destinations of Croatia in H1As many as 611,000 tourists visited Zagreb in the first half of 2019 and logged 1.1 million overnight stays, which made the capital city one of the top three destination in the country. Only the seaside resorts of Dubrovnik and Rovinj surpassed Zagreb's performance in this segment in H1 2019. Arrivals and night spent by guests in Zagreb in the first six months of this year increased by 5% and 6% respectively on the year. 14.07.2019. | News

​Eight Chinese police included in Safe Tourism Season project in CroatiaA ceremony marking the participation of eight Chinese police officers in the 2019 Safe Tourist Season was held in Zagreb's main square on Saturday. The Chinese police will patrol together with their Croatian colleagues the most popular destinations in Croatia for Chinese guests: Zagreb, Zadar, Dubrovnik and Lika-Senj County. 13.07.2019. | News

Procedure of certification of Nikola Tesla Network launchedThree ministries, local tourism boards, associations, three counties and dozens of towns on Tuesday signed a cooperation charter with the Nikola Tesla Memorial Centre in the village of Smiljan near Gospic, where Tesla was born 163 years ago, thus launching the procedure of certification of the Nikola Tesla Network project at the Council of Europe Institute for Cultural Routes. The certification will make it possible for destinations in Croatia that are connected with Tesla to become part of the European network of cultural routes. 13.07.2019. | News

Tourists visiting Croatia generate 26.2 million bed nights in H1, up 3%In the first six months of 2019, almost 6.9 million tourists visited Croatia and generated 26.2 million bed nights, which were increases of 6% and 3% respectively, compared to the same period in 2018 and all indications in  tourism are good, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Tuesday. 09.07.2019. | News

Tourism minister: No problems exist where quality has been improvedTourism Minister Gari Cappelli on Monday said that no problems existed in tourism where quality had been improved, which he considers is particularly evident in Istria. "Tourism is no longer the same as we saw until three years ago. In Croatia, where quality has been improved in tourism, there are no problems and in Istria that is particularly evident," Cappelli said after meeting with the authorities of Sveti Petar u Sumi municipality in Istria County. 08.07.2019. | News

Croatia records rise in number of visits by foreign cruise ships in Jan-MayA total of 171 foreign cruise ships visited the Croatian Adriatic in the first five months of 2019, an increase of 18 percent on the same time last year, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). 08.07.2019. | News

Holiday apartment rental prices in coastal Croatia 2-8% higher than last yearRental prices for holiday apartments along the Croatian Adriatic coast were between two and eight percent higher in June 2019 than in June 2018, with the average price reaching €67 per day, according to a survey carried out by the Njuskalo company. The average rental price for tourist apartments outside the summer season was €46 per day, or 31 percent lower than in the peak season. 07.07.2019. | News

Revenue from foreign arrivals up 5.4% in Q1Revenue from foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2019 was EUR 475 million, 25 million or 5.4% more than in the same period of 2018, the Ministry of Tourism said on Thursday, citing the central bank's data. 04.07.2019. | News

Six Korean policemen to help Croatian colleagues during tourism seasonSix Korean police officers will be assisting their Croatian colleagues in major tourist destinations during July and August as part of the "Safe Tourism Season" project. 02.07.2019. | News

Hospitality sector calls for lower VAT, warns of possible collapseThe Croatian association of restaurant owners warned on Tuesday that the excessive tax burden was threatening the hospitality sector and called for VAT on food preparation and serving in restaurants to be reduced from 25% to 13%.  02.07.2019. | News