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Istria expects 140,000 overnights over the holidaysIstria expects about five percent more tourists on the year over the Christmas and New Year holidays, according to estimates provided by the Istria County tourism board, meaning that approximately 40,000 visitors will choose Istria and make 140,000 overnight stays. 26.12.2023. | News

Laws on state property management and tourism passedThe law on management of the state-owned real estate and movables and the Tourism Law were adopted by the Croatian parliament by a majority vote on Friday. 15.12.2023. | News

Croatia among top ten Googled destinations of 2023Data on the most Googled travel destinations in 2023 show that Croatia is among the world's top ten countries, ranking fifth, after top-ranked Greece, second-ranked Spain, and Italy and Portugal, according to the globally renowned US travel magazine Conde Nast Traveler. 14.12.2023. | News

HTZ plan for 2024 to keep Croatia at the top of European destinationsThe council of the Croatian National Tourism Board (HTZ) on Wednesday adopted an annual plan for 2024 defining the activities which should be taken to keep Croatia among the most desirable destinations also in the next year. 13.12.2023. | News

​Makarska set to stop building blocks of flatsThe Ministry of Physical Planning and Construction has approved the proposal to amend the zoning plan for Makarska, under which it will be forbidden to build blocks of flats and holiday apartments in this southern coastal town, the local administration announced on Tuesday. 12.12.2023. | News

Polish market is among five most important for Croatian tourismPoland is one of the five most important markets for Croatian tourism, it was said on Saturday at a meeting organised by the Croatian Tourist Board in cooperation with the Zagreb Tourist Board, hosting representatives of the Polish airline LOT, travel agencies, and Polish journalists and bloggers. 09.12.2023. | News

Record number of cruise passengers, Mediterranean cities introducing restrictionsThis year the number of cruise ship passengers has doubled from the pre-pandemic 2019, so companies are asking port cities like Dubrovnik and Venice to allow them more entries, the Cruise Lines International Association's director for Europe, Marie-Caroline Laurent, said on Friday. 08.12.2023. | News

Brnjac meets with China's director of General Administration of SportCroatian Minister of Tourism and Sport Nikolina Brnjac met on Friday with Gao Zhidan, China's Director of the State General Administration of Sport and President of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the Ministry of Tourism and Sport said in a press release. 08.12.2023. | News

​Makarska wins European Town of Sport titleThe Croatian coastal town of Makarska was awarded the title European Town of Sport 2024 in the category of towns with up to 25,000 inhabitants at a ceremony held in Brussels on Thursday. The title is awarded by the European non-profit association ACES Europe. 08.12.2023. | News

​Tourism development decisions to be delegated to local authoritiesTourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Wednesday that the new Tourism Act would make it possible for local government units to decide on the development of their tourism industry based on exact data. 06.12.2023. | News