Croatia delighted visitors on the second day of the f.re.eu fair in Munich with a rich program

Croatian tourist agency and 27 Croatian co-exhibitors continue to present themselves with a rich program on the second day of the fair f.re.e, one of the most important tourism fairs in Germany, which this year takes place until February 26th in MunichAlso, in the morning hours, the Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac held a bilateral meeting with the Bavarian Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry Michael Kaniber, which was attended by the ministers and the director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Staničić, Head of the CNTB Branch in Munich Nera Milicic and Consul General of the Republic of Croatia in Munich Vladimir Duvnjak.

"The Croatian-Bavarian Commission is one of the longest-standing institutional forms of cooperation between Croatia and Bavaria. During the last 34th session held last year in Munich, it was agreed to continue cooperation in tourism, including the exchange of experiences in the field of education in tourism, special forms of tourism and destination management. This is precisely what we discussed at today's bilateral meetings, as well as all the strategic activities we are undertaking in Croatia with the aim of developing sustainable, innovative and resilient tourism.", said the minister Grinjak.

After the reception of the Croatian tourist delegation and the Sinj Alkars at the Bavarian Parliament, meetings were held at the Croatian stand at the f.re.e fair with German partners such as Fti, one of the largest German tour operators, Lust for Croatia, a portal that specializes in promoting the Croatian tourist offer and  ID Riva Tours, a tour operator specializing in selling Croatia.

"I am proud to present the entire Croatian tourist offer to numerous partners and the German public, who have shown an ever-increasing interest in vacationing in our country. I would like to remind you that last year we hosted over 3,4 million German guests. A record number of Germans vacationed throughout our coastal destinations, and I believe that we have further interested them in visiting our hinterland, especially in the pre- and post-season. This presentation is extremely important for us, especially if we know that we generate almost 24 percent of our total tourist traffic from the German market. The feedback from our Bavarian partners is optimistic and, according to current indicators, we expect an exceptionally good tourist year.", said the director Stanicic, adding that the Croatian tourist offer is being presented at the largest exhibition space ever with an ever richer and more comprehensive program.

The importance of the Bavarian market is also emphasized Nera Milicic, head of the Croatian Tourist Board's Munich office, who pointed out that Bavaria is extremely important for Croatian tourism because it generates almost half of all arrivals of German guests in Croatia.

Let us remind you that numerous visitors on the second day of the fair were delighted by musical performances by artists from the Split-Dalmatia County, Licitarko - the mascot of the Zagreb Tourist Board, a presentation of indigenous Konavle embroidery, a tasting of Pag cheese, a presentation of the rich eno-gastronomic offer of Dalmatia with fritule and other Dalmatian traditional delicacies, and a presentation of various Croatian cheeses and wines with a sommelier provided by Croatian Chamber of Economy.

"Numerous guests from Bavaria will benefit further this year because, with the entry into Schengen and the Eurozone, Croatia, and especially Istria and Kvarner, are now even closer, which will certainly extend the season and increase the number of guests from this market. The Croatian Chamber of Commerce has traditionally supported the participation of our exhibitors, and in addition to attractive Adriatic and continental destinations, we will also present a part of the increasingly high-quality Croatian gourmet offer to our partners through the informal Wine & Cheese Meetup.", he concluded Luka Burilović, President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy.

Source and photo: Croatian Tourist Board