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Gov't adopts HRK 150m de minimis aid schemeThe government on Thursday adopted a de minimis aid scheme of HRK 150 million (€20m) to help the transport and tourism sectors and cultural and artistic events affected by the coronavirus crisis and amended state aid schemes for tourism, sport, culture and creative industries. 01.07.2021. | News

Croatia reports 54% increase in tourist nights in H1A total of 2.6 million tourists stayed in Croatia in the first half of 2021, generating 11.8 overnight stays, which is an increase of about 54% compared with the same period of 2020, the Ministry of Tourism and Sports said on Thursday, citing the data from the eVisitor and eCrew registration systems. 01.07.2021. | News

Ryanair reopens its base at ZadarThe Irish low-cost airline Ryanair reopened its base at the Croatian Adriatic city of Zadar on Thursday, with two base aircraft and 78 weekly flights to 37 destinations, the airline and Zadar Airport said. 01.07.2021. | News

Brnjac talks epidemiological measures with tourism sector reps in SlavoniaMinister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac met in Osijek on Tuesday with representatives of the tourism sector from five Slavonian counties and members of local COVID-19 response team for talks on epidemiological measures. 29.06.2021. | News

Tourism minister: 2m arrivals ten days earlier than in 2020Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Saturday she was satisfied with the tourist turnover, as two million arrivals had been registered ten days earlier than last year. 26.06.2021. | News

Brnjac: Croatia is safe destination, Portuguese scenario should be avoidedTourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Wednesday the 330,000 tourist arrivals over the past long weekend proved that Croatia was a safe destination, but called for remaining responsible in order to avoid the Portuguese scenario. 23.06.2021. | News

Istria featured on six Austrian magazine coversThe northern Adriatic Istrian peninsula is featured on the covers of six Austrian tourist magazines and an influential weekly supplement, Istria County Tourist Board said on Monday, calling this "excellent news." 21.06.2021. | News

Croatia to promote its destinations on Lonely Planet and Culture Trip platformsThe Croatian Tourism Board (HTZ) has launched cooperation with leading global travel platforms and specialised travel media Lonely Planet and Culture Trip to provide the latest information on Croatian holiday destinations and tourism services in eight European markets. 21.06.2021. | News

Gorski Kotar's eco-system, tourism suffer due to climate changeClimate change has left a huge mark on the forests of the Gorski Kotar  mountain region in central Croatia, causing its tourism value to drop, experts say. 20.06.2021. | News

Croatia's tourism presented at BMT fair in NaplesThe Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) and its Italian office are promoting Croatia's tourism at the most important international fair of tourism professionals in southern Italy, the first to be held there in person since the start of the pandemic. 20.06.2021. | News