As of 1 June, travelers arriving in Austria from Croatia are no longer required to undergo quarantine, provided that they are tested, vaccinated, or have recovered from Covid-19, Croatian Tourism Minister, Nikolina Brnjac, said on Monday after meeting her Austrian counterpart, Elisabeth Köstinger, in Vienna.

Just like Germany, Austria will take into consideration data collected by the Robert Koch-Institut to assess the epidemiological situation in Croatia, state agency Hina cited Brnjac as saying. She told her host that in the recent weeks, the epidemiological situation in Croatia “has improved markedly.”

“Croatia has done its best to be ready for the start of the tourist season. Improvement of the epidemiological situation gives rise to more optimism,” Brnjac said, noting that in some counties, “more than 60 percent of tourism workers have already been vaccinated.”

Brnjac and Köstinger also discussed the rollout of the planned Digital Green Certificate to be used across Europe for  restriction-free travel. Brnjac added that agreement on bilateral validation of Covid travel passes has been reached between Croatia and Austria.

The government’s e-visitor digital registration system shows since January 1, 2021, Austrian nationals have generated 171,000 overnight stays in Croatia, or 60 percent up from the same period  than in 2020.