Croatia News

Being a growing tourism market, increasingly popular with international travellers and holidaymakers, Croatia and in particular Dubrovnik are often visited by international celebrities. We bring you some of the important Croatia news and announcements from the earlier years, when Croatian tourism was still recovering and developing after independence war in the 90s. There are also updates on Croatian products and Croatia's sporting achievements.

News about tourism, celebrities and products in Croatia
	CELEBRITIES news  • Celebrities in Croatia - 2007  • Celebrities in Croatia - 2006  • Celebrities in Croatia - 2005
	DEVELOPMENTS news  • Zagreb-Split motorway completed  • Zagreb Airport modernisation plan
	FLIGHTS news  • Ryanair Pula-Dublin new flights  • Ryanair Pula-London new flights  • EasyJet starts flying to Croatia  • Wizz Air commences flights to Croatia
	HOTELS news  • Libertas Dubrovnik hotel rebuilding  • Hilton Imperial hotel opens in Dubrovnik
	PRODUCTS news  • Dalmatian Dried Fig Spread recognition  • Lowe Digitel wins advertising award  • Kutjevo Wines sold in the USA and China  • Jana spring water exported to the USA
	SPORT news  • Janica Kostelic Best Olympic skier  • Janica Kostelic Ski World Cup champion  • Croatia Tennis team wins Davis Cup  • Croatia World Handball Champions
	TOURISM news  • Croatia Tourism 2005 numbers  • Holiday World Show in Dublin

Holidays in Croatia

In 2010 Croatia has achieved a record year, topping nearly 11 million visitors in 2010. Dubrovnik was the most visited city by the large cruise ships, with over 800 cruise ships passing through. Split is the second most visited city by cruises, with over 220 cruise ship visits in 2010. In November and December 2010 Dubrovnik experienced growing number of visitors in particularly coming from Turkey. Their numbers have gone up by 160% this year. Over 2 million tourists visited Croatia's National Parks in 2010, many of those from Japan.

These visitor numbers continue to rise every year. By 2020 it's expected that Croatia will be hosting around 16 million visitors annually. However, more focus is now being placed on attracting visitors who will stay longer and utilize more of available options. The idea is to slow down the number of visitors, while improving quality of available services and higher value accommodation.