PREPARATION FOR WELCOMING GERMAN TOURISTS IN CROATIA

ZAGREB, June 4 (Hina) - The head of the Croatian Presidential office, Dr. Jure Radic, received today in Zagreb Otto Schneider, the president of the Association of German Tourist Agencies. The Association includes about three thousand agencies. The establishment of peace and stability in the neighbouring Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina is one of the principal conditions for revival of tourism in Croatia, Dr. Radic pointed out during the meeting. Schneider said that the Association prompted German tourists to spend their holidays on the Croatian peninsula of Istria. He talked about the prospects of developing tourist services for elderly and retired people, and underlined that retired Germans were especially interested in several-month-long holidays in winter the south of Croatia. 041636 MET jun 94