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Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic in the central Adriatic city of Sibenik on Saturday evening opened a luxury D-resort, a hotel constructed by Turkey's Dogus group. Milanovic expressed satisfaction that the Turkish company chose Croatia for its investments. The Sibenik investment is worth EUR 25 million.

The Zaton Adventure Golf Park with a new beach and service facilities at the Zaton Holiday Resort near the central coastal town of Zadar was opened on Friday with Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin attending the ceremony in the resort owned by the Turisthotel company from Zadar. The new facilities will expand the resort's offer and services and improve their quality which has already been recognised by tourists from around the world and European tourism associations, which have assessed the resort as one of the best in Croatia.

Tourism revenue for the first three months of this year amounted to 339.7 million euro, which is an increase of 41.2 million euro or 13.8% compared to the same period last year and a 10.4% increase compared to Q1 of the record year of 2008, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday citing data from the Croatian National Bank (HNB). The ministry explained that revenue from private travel grew by 35.1 million euro or 12.9% to 305.2 million euro. The highest growth on the year was recorded in business travel, which recorded a rise of 21.9% from 28.3 million euro to 34.5 million euro. The share of tourism revenue in Gross Domestic Product in Q1 went up by 3.5% year on year.

A 250-million-kuna Valamar Isabella Island Resort, built on the small traffic-free island of Sveti Nikola (Saint Nicholas), off the Istrian town of Porec, was formally inaugurated on Tuesday evening with Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic, Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin and some 300 prominent guests attending the inauguration ceremony. The four-star resort has been refurbished for two years, and the works have also included the construction of new infrastructure and renovation of the old hotel Fortuna and the nearby castle Isabella built 120 years ago. The accommodation capacity of the resort includes 334 rooms and suites for some 800 guests, wellness facilities, sports fields and playgrounds, a smart pool area and other amenities. The resort employs 250 people.