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 In the first nine months of this year there were 32,870 newly employed in tourism which is a growth of 18.2% in comparison to the same period last year, the Tourism Ministry reported on Tuesday referring to the latest data released by the Croatian Employment Service (HZZ). According HZZ data, the number of newly employed in tourism represents 20.5% of all newly employed in that period.Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin said that this was a good indicator particularly in consideration of the numbers for September which can be now considered as a constituent part of the peak season and no longer off-peak.

Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin and Director of the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) Meri Matesic on Wednesday spoke in Munich with the new vice president of the German ADAC auto club responsible for tourism, Kurt Heine, about advancing cooperation with that auto club, the tourism ministry reported. During the talks, ADAC presented a special edition of TourSet for Croatia, published in over 300,000 copies, with a survey conducted by ADAC, "Where automobilists spend their holidays," according to which Istria was a favourite destination this year again. Speaking about camping and nautical tourism, Minister Lorencin informed the German partners that Croatia's tourism strategy until 2020 foresees investments to construct new camps and the reconstruction of existing camps as well as providing additional berths at marinas.

The northern Adriatic island of Losinj has won a prestigious award of the international association of travel and tourism professionals - Skal International - for sustainable development in tourism, the tourism board of the Mali Losinj town reported on Monday. Skal international, a professional organisation of tourism leaders around the world promoting global tourism and friendship, has been giving the awards for the past 11 years in various categories.