As Novac writes on the 28th of May, 2020, the director of the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT), Veljko Ostojic, welcomed the Croatian Government’s decision to liberalise the facilitation of entry via the country’s border crossings on Thursday. He says that this sent a clear message that Croatia is now open to tourism, and that is absolutely crucial for the arrival of foreign guests.
Here is the Croatian Tourism Association’s press release in its entirety.
”Today’s decision of the Government on the additional liberalisation of border crossings for citizens of countries with a good epidemiological situation is crucial for Croatian tourism because Croatia is one of the first countries in the European Union to send out a clear message from the highest level that it is open to tourism. This is extremely important at this stage when for Croatia, due to the quality of its epidemiological situation, there is growing interest from tourists from our traditional emitting markets.
The announced application, where all foreign guests will be able to announce their arrival in advance and get all of the epidemiological instructions they need online as well as the introduction of special lanes at border crossings for faster crossing, are additional incentives for foreign guests to arrive this season.
Faster border crossings apply to citizens of Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany, and they make up a significant proportion of our guests.
Hoteliers and tourist staff are ready to welcome guests. Currently, 231 hotels and 86 camps have been opened, and in the coming days, all leading tourist companies have announced the opening of additional capacities. All standards of the safety of guests’ stay have been implemented in accommodation facilities, restaurants and other tourist facilities according to the recommendations of Croatian epidemiologists, the World Health Organisation and with regard to the recommendations from Croatia’s key emitting markets.
Croatia has been managing the crisis very efficiently throughout the epidemic, and according to international organisations, it is among the most successful countries in managing the coronavirus crisis. New cases of the infection currently appear only sporadically, and Croatia has one of the best epidemiological situations in the entire Mediterranean, which is why the world’s leading media point it out as one of the most desirable tourist destinations,” concludes the statement from the Croarian Tourism Association.
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