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Government's April rescue package receives strong supportThe Government's April package of measures to bail out the economy affected by the corona crisis received strong support in the parliament on Tuesday. 08.04.2020. | News
Croatia joins UNWTO #TravelTomorrow campaignNumerous companies and organisations worldwide, including those from Croatia, have joined an online campaign launched by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), called Stay Home Today, Travel Tomorrow. 07.04.2020. | News
Chamber and hospitality and tourism guild call on members to act responsiblyThe Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts' hospitality guild on Friday called on its members to strictly adhere to the prescribed measures in the fight against the coronarvirus epidemic thus setting an example of responsible behaviour in the current extremely difficult times for all Croatian citizens. 03.04.2020. | News
COVID-19 is 'Armageddon' for hospitality sector, says repTurnover in the hospitality sector has dropped over 90% in the two weeks since the closure of establishments and due to social distancing and uncertainty about reopening, the COVID-19 pandemic is "Armageddon" for the sector, says the president of the national association of bar and restaurant owners. 03.04.2020. | News
HTZ: Drop of 53% in overnight stays in March 2020 consequence of epidemicAccording to data from eVisitor, there were 118,200 tourists in Croatia in March, or 75% fewer on the year, while the number of overnight stays decreased by 53%, which confirms that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on tourism, says Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) director Kristjan Stanicic. 03.04.2020. | News
Amendments to tourism acts aimed at reducing financial pressureThe Croatian government proposed on Thursday draft amendments to four tourism acts and amended two regulations, with the aim of reducing the financial pressure on the tourism sector and enabling quick decision-making. 02.04.2020. | News
UNWTO Launches a Call for Action for Tourism’s COVID-19 Mitigation and RecoveryThe World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not only recover from the unprecedented challenge of COVID-19 but to ‘grow back better’. 01.04.2020. | News
Minister says tourism revenue to continue dropping due to pandemicTourism Minister Gari Cappelli has said that last year's increase in tourism revenue of 11% is as expected as 2019 was a good year for tourism, and that the drop in revenue in the hospitality sector in the last month is as expected as well, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closed tourist facilities. 01.04.2020. | News
Esplanade Zagreb Hotel damaged in earthquakeEsplanade Zagreb Hotel, one of the oldest hotels in Zagreb, is closed due to extensive damage caused by the March 22 earthquake, exacerbating the difficult situation concerning the coronavirus, which has been adversely affecting business since January, the hotel's managing director has told Hina. 31.03.2020. | News
Non-commercial accommodation records less tourists, more overnight stays in 2019In 2019 a total of 515,400 tourists stayed in non-commercial accommodation facilities, that is holiday homes and apartments, which is 0.6% down from 2018, but there were 4.4% more overnights stays, or 13.1 million, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). 30.03.2020. | News