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Hoteliers expect Advent festivities to contribute to better business resultsHotels in Zagreb as well as hotels open in December elsewhere in Croatia expect the Advent season and the Christmas and New Year festivities to contribute to hotel occupancy figures, however, the pandemic is likely to cut guest turnovers by 40% compared to 2019. 04.12.2021. | News

​Advent in Varaždin gets new attraction - big wheelThe Advent in Varaždin has got a new attraction, a 23-metre high big wheel with 18 passenger gondolas, the only of its kind Croatia, which will provide visitors with a special view of the festively decorated town. 03.12.2021. | News

​Game of Thrones-related tourism brings €180m to CroatiaFilm tourism related to the mega-popular HBO series "Game of Thrones", the filming of which began in Dubrovnik and elsewhere in Dalmatia ten years ago, brought into the Croatian economy a total of €180.7 million between 2013 and 2018, or €30.1 million annually. 02.12.2021. | News

Croatia assumes chairmanship of UNWTO Committee on Tourism and SustainabilityCroatia has assumed the chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability during the meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid, which ends on 3 December. 01.12.2021. | News

Croatian minister attends Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council meetingCroatia's Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac attended a meeting of the Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council held as part of the Slovenian presidency of the EU Council in Brussels on Tuesday. 30.11.2021. | News

HTZ launches new promotional campaign "Croatia - Winter Wonderland"The Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) has launched a new campaign, called Croatia - Winter Wonderland," to promote the winter beauties of Croatian destinations and tourism-oriented products such as local cuisines and wines, culture and wellness, the HTZ announced on Monday. 29.11.2021. | News

​Global tourism up in Q3 but recovery still fragileCroatia, Mexico and Turkey were the closest  to achieving their tourism results of 2019 among the larger destinations in the world, which saw an increase of 58% in international tourist arrivals in July-September 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, which indicates a certain but still fragile recovery, the latest data from UNWTO shows. 29.11.2021. | News

NYT runs piece on Zagreb fashion accessories and designersAs Zagreb is preparing for this year's Christmas market, this week the New York Times ran a piece on fashion accessories and designers in the Croatian capital, the City of Zagreb Tourism Board said on Friday. 26.11.2021. | News

Croatia has great potential for luxury tourism, conference hearsCroatia has a great opportunity to develop luxury tourism, notably in destinations with luxury hotels, villas, marinas and high quality restaurants, Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said at a conference in the northern Adriatic resort of Opatija on Monday. 22.11.2021. | News

Brnjac announces national reforestation project at EU ministerial meetingAddressing an informal online meeting of EU tourism ministers last Tuesday, Croatian Tourism and Sports Minister Nikolina Brnjac spoke about a new Croatian reforestation plan that is being launched by three ministries. 21.11.2021. | News