TUCEPI, Sept 10 (Hina) - All tourist companies in Croatia have suffered losses in this year's season and without urgent measures there can be no quality preparations for next year, the president of the Croatian Association of
Hoteliers and Restaurateurs, Ivan Soric, said in Tucepi, southern Croatia, on Friday. A drop of 25 percent has been recorded in the southern region of Dalmatia, which is the result of the Kosovo crisis, Soric said after a conference of Croatian tourism employees called "For Croatian Tourism 2000". According to Croatian hoteliers, the most important measure for the rehabilitation of the tourist business is granting exporter status to tourist firms. It is also necessary to reduce Value Added Tax, reprogram loans and reduce interest rates, and solve the problem of surplus labour, said Soric. "Because of the damage caused by the Kosovo crisis, Croatian hote
TUCEPI, Sept 10 (Hina) - All tourist companies in Croatia have
suffered losses in this year's season and without urgent measures
there can be no quality preparations for next year, the president of
the Croatian Association of Hoteliers and Restaurateurs, Ivan
Soric, said in Tucepi, southern Croatia, on Friday.
A drop of 25 percent has been recorded in the southern region of
Dalmatia, which is the result of the Kosovo crisis, Soric said after
a conference of Croatian tourism employees called "For Croatian
Tourism 2000".
According to Croatian hoteliers, the most important measure for the
rehabilitation of the tourist business is granting exporter status
to tourist firms.
It is also necessary to reduce Value Added Tax, reprogram loans and
reduce interest rates, and solve the problem of surplus labour,
said Soric.
"Because of the damage caused by the Kosovo crisis, Croatian
hoteliers should receive some sort of compensation," the hoteliers
and restaurateurs said.
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