​Ministry awards 23.6 mn for 453 tourism projects

As part of the Tourism Economy Competitiveness programme, the Tourism Ministry has awarded a total of HRK 23.6 million for 453 projects, including 60 projects in Istria County, a news conference heard on Wednesday in Barban where Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli signed contracts with beneficiaries of the programme in Istria County.

"Each year more than 4 million tourists visit Istria and in order to provide our guests with diverse tourism services and secure the continuation of revenue growth it is necessary to create new products and services. This year we are co-financing 453 projects through the the Tourism Economy Competitiveness programme to help create better tourism services in accordance with global tourism trends," Cappelli said.

The programme's beneficiaries are small businesses and family farms providing hospitality and/or tourism services. (Hina)

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