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Croatia makes tourism trade-off with upcoming EU membership

Samantha Shankman

Photo Credit: Ban Jelačić Square is the central square of the city of Zagreb, Croatia.  Flickr

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EU membership will open Croatia’s borders to European residents, but also increase visa hassles for tourists from Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Its impact can already be felt with tourism from those markets already dropping 15 percent.

Croatia's azure Adriatic coastline dotted with over a thousand verdant islands has already won the nation a spot on the world tourist map and hopes are high that July's EU entry will boost the sector

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