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EUSAIR Facility Point Capacity Building held in Plitvice Lakes National Park in CroatiaMinistry of Tourism and Sport of the Republic of Croatia, as coordinator of EUSAIR Pillar 4 Sustainable tourism, organized a capacity building event for the representatives of Croatian ministries involved in the implementation of the EU strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian region in Hotel Jezero in Plitvice Lakes. The event was held on November 10th & 11th and was supported with guest speakers from the European Commission, Greece and Slovenia as well as external experts from Croatia engaged within EUSAIR Facility Point project. 17.11.2022. | News

Campsites report better results than in record year 2019The number of overnight stays generated by tourists staying in Croatian campsites exceeds by 10% the results of the so far record year 2019, but the sector needs stronger investments, the Croatian Campsites Association (KUH) said in a statement from a congress held in Šibenik. 09.11.2022. | News

UNWTO Secretary-General: Croatia should be promoted as sport tourism destinationUNWTO Secretary-General announced on Tuesday that Croatia would in spring next year host the 2nd World Sports Tourism Congress, and he underscored the need to promote Croatia as a sport tourism destination. 08.11.2022. | News

The 18th EUSAIR TSG 4 Sustainable tourism meeting held in GreeceThe 18th EUSAIR Thematic Steering Group 4 Sustainable Tourism meeting was held in Thessaloniki, in Greece, on 18 October, with participation of all EUSAIR member countries representatives - Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece, San Marino, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and North Macedonia – as well as guest speakers from the  European Commission, the European Institute of Cultural Routes and the AI NURREC PLUS Initiative. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, as a coordinator of EUSAIR thematic pillar 4 Sustainable Tourism and partner in EUSAIR Facility Point project, and the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Greece, as a host of the event. 24.10.2022. | News

Minister: New law aimed at having as many kids as possible included in sportsThe bill on sports was on the agenda of the parliament on Thursday and Opposition MPs called for making it possible for every child to have free-of-charge access to sporting activities, while Minister Nikolina Brnjac said the aim of the law is to increase the number of children in such activities. 13.10.2022. | News

Croatian Tourism Days ends with presentation of annual awardsCroatian Tourism Days ended with the presentation of annual awards at a ceremony in the central Adriatic city of Šibenik on Friday evening. The event was attended by over a thousand guests, including government ministers. 08.10.2022. | News

Gov't officials, tourism industry stakeholders discuss better solutions for sectorGovernment officials and tourism sector representatives on Friday discussed at the Croatian Tourism Days event in Šibenik ways to deal with labour shortages in tourism, land for tourism purposes and improving the status of permanent seasonal tourism workers, expressing satisfaction with the talks. 07.10.2022. | News

Sustainability in focus of tourism policies on DHT event's agendaA sustainable future of tourism in Europe and Croatia, which is also the course of the 2030 Croatian tourism development strategy, is the main topic of the Days of Croatian Tourism (DHT), which started in Šibenik on Thursday. Opening the two-day DHT event, which brought together over 1,000 participants, Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said that the strategy for the development of Croatia's tourism until 2030 is aimed at striking a balance between the three elements of sustainability: economic, social and ecological. 06.10.2022. | News

Tourism results in first 9 months at 92% of arrivals, 97% of overnight stays of 2019In the first nine months of 2022, Croatia recorded 17.2 million tourist arrivals and 99.7 million overnight stays, which is 92% of arrivals and 97% of overnight stays recorded in the same period of the record-breaking year 2019, and 37% more arrivals and 24% more overnight stays than in the same period of 2021. 06.10.2022. | News

Islands of the World Conference opens in ZadarThe 18th Islands of the World Conference - Islands: Nature and Culture, organised within the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA), has opened at the University of Zadar, bringing together 120 scientists and other participants from Croatia and nearly all continents. 13.06.2022. | News