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Cappelli: It's time for tax changes in tourismTourism Minister Gari Cappelli on Wednesday said that it was time for tax changes in tourism and recommended a VAT rate of 13% on food and beverage services to be part of the fourth round of the tax reform. "I've been asking for that from day one," Cappelli told reporters ahead of a government meeting. 24.07.2019. | News
Croatian and Bulgarian presidents call for new, strategic dimension in relationsCroatia and Bulgaria agree that the two countries need to be dedicated to creating a new, strategic dimension in their relations by strengthening cooperation in key areas, from security and defence to science and culture, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic said on Tuesday after she met with Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev. 23.07.2019. | News
National Tourist Board director for increasing promotional fundingIn order for Croatia to keep its position on the tourist market and successfully fight the competition, it is necessary to increase funding for promotion on European markets as of next year already and expand activities overseas, National Tourist Board (HTZ) director Kristjan Stanicic has told Hina. 22.07.2019. | News
PM, tourism minister say sports important for Croatia's promotionPrime Minister Andrej Plenkovic attended a Croatia Open tennis match in Umag on Saturday and said sports were an important part of promoting and branding Croatia. 21.07.2019. | News
National Tourist Board promotes health tourism on 11 marketsThe Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has begun promoting Croatia on 11 European markets as a health tourism destination in an effort to increase tourist arrivals interested in the expanding tourism product, particularly outside the summer season. 21.07.2019. | News
Over 80 companies attend Albanian-Croatian economic forumInfrastructure investment, firefighting equipment, tourism and environmental protection are just some of the areas with the potential to increase economic cooperation between Croatia and Albania, an Albanian-Croatian economic forum was told in Tirana on Thursday. 18.07.2019. | News
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