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​Centre of Chinese-Croatian medical tourism opened in ZagrebA  demo centre of Chinese-Croatian health tourism was formally opened on Friday at the premises of the Medikol healthcare facility in Zagreb by Chinese Ambassador in Zagreb, Zhaoming Hu. The centre, which practices traditional Chinese medicine and which is the result of cooperation of the two countries' medical tourism sectors, was given support during the recent 16+1 format summit meeting in Dubrovnik. 26.04.2019. | News

180,000 guests visit Croatia during Easter weekendDuring the Easter weekend, as many as 179,513 tourists arrived in Croatia, generating 566,687 overnight stays, according to the figures collected by the eVisitor online tourist registration service. The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Wednesday that the arrivals and overnight stays from 19 April (Friday) to 22 April (Monday) jumped by 80% and 90% compared to last year's Easter weekend which was from 30 March to 2 April. 24.04.2019. | News

Zagreb Tourism Board: Tourist season in Zagreb starts wellIn the first three months of 2019 the city of Zagreb registered 405,300 overnight stays, the most of all destinations in Croatia and an increase of 1% from the same period of 2017, Zagreb Tourism Board (TZGZ) head Martina Bienenfeld has said. The capital city is also recording positive trends in April and expects them to continue until the end of the year, Bienenfeld said. 22.04.2019. | News

​HTZ: 81 new flight services introduced for summer seasonEighty-one new Croatia-bound flight services from 24 markets around the globe have been added to the summer flight schedule, which lasts from 31 March to 27 October, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) says. The first week of this year's summer schedule registered a record high number of flights, 252, which is 30% more than in the first week of the last summer season. 20.04.2019. | News

​Cappelli: Various joint activities planned for Year of Culture and Tourism in Croatia and ChinaIn 2019, as the Year of Culture and Tourism in Croatia and China, various joint activities will be undertaken to promote the two countries, increase cultural and transport ties, exchange experience in special forms of tourism, and encourage investment, Croatian Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli announced in an interview with Hina. Some of the activities were agreed last week during a visit by a high-level Chinese delegation, such as the signing of a memorandum on cooperation in special forms of tourism, which was preceded by a meeting with Chinese Culture and Tourism Minister Luo Shugang. 15.04.2019. | News

Croatia and China open ambitious chapter in economic and trade relations​Croatia and China on Wednesday opened a new, ambitious chapter in their economic and trade relations, which their prime ministers described as "a fruitful milestone". Twenty-seven years since the two countries established diplomatic relations, China is ready to increase investment in the newest EU member state and open its market to more Croatian products, especially agricultural ones. Trade between the two countries is about a billion euros annually, and 250,000 Chinese tourists visited Croatia last year. 10.04.2019. | News

EUR 135 mn luxury resort to be built on island of Solta in next few yearsAn upmarket resort settlement is to be built in  Livka Bay on the island of Solta off Split until 2023, and this project which includes a five-tar hotel, is estimated at a billion kuna. The project's first stage, estimated at 509 million kuna, is expected to be declared an investment project of strategic importance, says Milenko Bijedic, the director of of the Azurna Uvala company that represents the investor, Dolphin Capital Investors, a real estate investment company focusing on the residential resort sector in emerging markets. 10.04.2019. | News

Croatia to promote its maritime heritage at Gulf Week- Gulf of Morbihan festival in FranceA project titled "Croatia - Where Masts Write Stories", which will promote Croatia at a forthcoming European maritime festival in the French coastal city of Morbihan, was recently presented by Cronavis, an association for the promotion of Croatia's maritime heritage. 07.04.2019. | News

12.5% of tourists visit Croatia solely for culture, panel hearsOf all the tourists arriving in Croatia, 12.5% do so solely for the culture, and Croatia is full of excellent combinations of culture and tourism, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Friday at a panel on cultural heritage and the development of tourism. The panel was held in Miljana Castle in Krapina-Zagorje County and was attended, among others by Culture Minister Nina Obuljen Korzinek, Finance Minister Zdravko Maric, and Slovenian Economic Development and Technology Minister Zdravko Pocivalsek. 05.04.2019. | News

Prince Eugene of Savoy's castle in east Croatia to be reconstructedAgreements on partnership in the implementation of the renovation of Prince Eugene of Savoy's castle in the eastern town of Bilje was signed in the city of Osijek on Friday, setting the conditions for the renovation of this historical building. The documents were signed by the property's co-owners, Osijek-Baranja County Prefect Ivan Anusic and the Bilje Mayor Zeljko Cickaj. 05.04.2019. | News