PULA, Aug 11 (Hina) - Croatia's tourism must take another path to attract guests to come again to this country and to be more competitive on the European market, said the head of the Croatian Association of Hotel Managers (HUH), Ivica
Soric , at a news conference in Pula on Wednesday. One of steps in this direction should be stronger investment in the advertisement of Croatia on world markets, Soric maintained. In addition, it is necessary to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) in tourism, write off or postpone instalments for paying loans taken by Croatian hotels and perhaps make corrections in the exchange rate of kuna in order to get more acceptable prices in extra spending, the HUH President said adding that tourist sector shout receive the status of exporters. He told reporters that Croatian tourist workers could not be satisfied with this summer's results in businesses. Sori
PULA, Aug 11 (Hina) - Croatia's tourism must take another path to
attract guests to come again to this country and to be more
competitive on the European market, said the head of the Croatian
Association of Hotel Managers (HUH), Ivica Soric , at a news
conference in Pula on Wednesday.
One of steps in this direction should be stronger investment in the
advertisement of Croatia on world markets, Soric maintained.
In addition, it is necessary to reduce the Value Added Tax (VAT) in
tourism, write off or postpone instalments for paying loans taken
by Croatian hotels and perhaps make corrections in the exchange
rate of kuna in order to get more acceptable prices in extra
spending, the HUH President said adding that tourist sector shout
receive the status of exporters.
He told reporters that Croatian tourist workers could not be
satisfied with this summer's results in businesses.
Soric said he did not share optimism of Tourism Minister Ivan Herak
about good results which should ensue after the peak of the summer,
as the HUH President feared that a drop in number of guests would be
registered as of August 21.
(hina) ms