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Number of cruises in Croatia's Adriatic continues to rise in 2019The number of foreign cruise ships in Croatia's Adriatic Sea continued to rise in the first eleven months of 2019, when foreign cruises accounted for 710 journeys, or 5 percent more than in the same period in 2018, for the first time bringing more than 1.1 million passengers, according to the national statistics office (DZS). 14.01.2020. | News

​New snow-making machine tested on Mt Platak, new investments announcedA new snow-making machine has successfully been tested over the past week at the Mount Platak sports and recreation centre and skiing is now possible on part of the run while investments at the centre are continuing, a press conference was told by Primorje-Gorski Kotar County authorities on Monday. 13.01.2020. | News

Croatia and Albania considerably improve tradeCroatia and Albania considerably improved their trade last year, but there is still room for further improvement, especially in tourism and the food industry, a business forum was told in Zagreb on Monday. 13.01.2020. | News

EBRD grants Erste Bank €100m loan to boost tourism in Croatia and MontenegroThe European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted a €100 million loan to Erste Bank Croatia (EBC) for on-lending to private hospitality enterprises in Croatia and Montenegro to expand their businesses through sustainable investments in hotels and other tourism operations, EBC said on Monday. 13.01.2020. | News

Croatia calls for sustainable, responsible tourismCroatia considers sustainable and responsible tourism important and during the Croatian presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Tourism Ministry plans to draw up a document in which the member-states and the European Commission will be called upon to cooperate in promoting the development of such tourism, the ministry has told Hina. 12.01.2020. | News

​Aminess Sirena camping site wins ADAC Superplatz 2020 awardThe German automobile club ADAC has awarded the Aminess Sirena camping site from Novigrad, Istria County, the most prestigious prize in the world of camping - the ADAC Superplatz 2020 title, which puts the camping site on a list of the best European camping sites, the Aminess Hoteli i Kampovi tourism company said on Saturday. 11.01.2020. | News

Free guided tours of 45 Croatian cities on SundayThe Croatian Tourist Guides Association and its members are organising free guided tours of 45 cities across Croatia on Sunday 12 January to commemorate the international recognition of Croatia, inviting citizens to find out something new about the places where they live. 09.01.2020. | News

21 million tourists visit Croatia in 2019, a 5% increaseIn 2019 Croatia was visited by close to 21 million tourists, a 5% increase from 2018, and they made 108.6 million or 2.4% more overnight stays, show figures from the eVisitor system of the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ). Foreign tourists accounted for 18.2 million arrivals (4.4% more) and close to 95 million overnight stays (1.7% more). 08.01.2020. | News

​Campaign promoting Croatia at public locations and city transport in BrusselsPosters of Croatia have been put up at the most frequent locations and public transportation in Bruxelles, as part of a promotion campaign launched at the beginning of Croatia's presidency of the Council of the European Union by the Croatian National Board of Tourism (HTZ) 08.01.2020. | News

​Double digit rise in 2019 tourist stats in Zagreb CountyDuring 2019, as many as 140,000 tourists visited Zagreb County and made 230,000 overnight stays, which was a 14% and a 12% annual rise respectively, according to figures provided by the county authorities based on statistical figures collected by the eVisitor system. 08.01.2020. | News