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HTZ presenting Croatia's tourism in TexasThe Croatian National Tourist Board's (HTZ) New York office will present Croatia's tourism at the Dallas Travel and Adventure Show in Texas on March 30-31, and announcements from the US market indicate that the number of US tourists visiting Croatia might increase by more than 20% this year. 29.03.2019. | News
Foreign tourists generate EUR 10.1B in revenue in 2018Revenue generated by foreign tourists in 2018 exceeded EUR 10 billion for the first time, reaching almost EUR 10.1 billion, up 6.4% on the year, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday, citing central bank (HNB) figures. According to the HNB, foreign tourists generated nearly EUR 852 million in the last quarter of 2018, up 5.6% on the year. 29.03.2019. | News
Croatia's current account surplus EUR 1.35bn in 2018, says central bankLast year Croatia's current account ran a surplus of 1.35 billion euro with an increased deficit in exchange of goods, and continued positive trends in foreign trade of services, particularly impacted by good tourism results and revenue from consumption by foreign tourists which exceeded 10 billion euro for the first time ever, show the latest statistics released by the Croatian National Bank (HNB) on Friday. 29.03.2019. | News
IT, pharmaceutical and defence sectors crucial for boosting Croatia-India cooperationPossibilities for advancing economic cooperation between Croatia and India are great, notably in the IT, tourism, farming, textile and leather processing, pharmaceutical, energy and defence industries, heard a Croatia-India business forum, held in Zagreb on Wednesday.Possibilities for advancing economic cooperation between Croatia and India are great, notably in the IT, tourism, farming, textile and leather processing, pharmaceutical, energy and defence industries, heard a Croatia-India business forum, held in Zagreb on Wednesday. 27.03.2019. | News
HTZ: 28% more Chinese tourists expected in Croatia this yearCroatia can expect good results with regard to Chinese tourists and about 28% or 300,000 more arrivals this year compared to 2018, the director of the Croatian National Tourism Board (HTZ) Kristjan Stanicic said on Tuesday after a business workshop held in China. 26.03.2019. | News
1 in 3 Croatian hotels has accommodation for persons with reduced mobility and with disabilityLast year a third of Croatian hotels and similar establishments had accommodation designed for persons with reduced mobility or with disability, with 84 percent of such accommodation provided by hotels, a survey carried out by the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) shows. 26.03.2019. | News
Tourism investments likely to go down 20% this yearThe tourism economy expects an increase of 7% in earnings this year compared to 2018 however, an 8.6% increase in labour costs will reduce the profit by 5%, which leads to a 20% decline in investments, the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT) said on Tuesday. Therefore, having in mind a deceleration in bookings and uncertainties, repeating last year's results will not mean failure, the association said. 26.03.2019. | News
Gourmet Croatia conference held in IlokCroatia's gastronomy is good and diverse but local producer are still unable to secure secure sufficient quantities of farm products, a closing conference of the "Gourmet Croatia" project heard on Monday in the eastern Croatian town of Ilok. State-secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Frano Matusic said that surveys show that gastronomy and enjoying food is one of the main motives for tourist arrivals and that this was a great opportunity for food and wine producers. 25.03.2019. | News
Croatia voted best European destination for conference tourism in 2018Croatia has been voted best European destination for conference tourism in 2018 by British magazine Business Destinations, the National Tourist Board (HTZ) said earlier this week. The HTZ won the award for MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) in Europe, and awards were also presented for best hotels, airports, airlines, facilities and services. 24.03.2019. | News
Potential to enhance economic cooperation with Australia in industry, food and tourismMembers of the Australia-Croatia Business Council for Economic Cooperation at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) believe that industry, food and tourism are areas with the most potential to strengthen economic cooperation with Australia. At a meeting held in Zagreb on Friday, the council's president and CEO for western Europe at Croatia's Podravka food manufacturer, Marko Maric, identified industry as an area with big potential for better cooperation and the Koncar electrical company as doing a lot of business on the Australian market. He said that the Australian market is increasingly demanding Croatian food products, and also mentioned the potential in tourism. 22.03.2019. | News