As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes on the 23rd of October, 2020, Romeo Draghicchio, director of the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) in Germany, reported that according to the results of the German car club ADAC survey, which is undertaken on a yearly basis, Germany and Croatia are the winners of 2020's challenged tourist season.

The ADAC survey deeply analyses almost 350,000 inquiries from ADAC members who arrived in Croatia during the period from May to September, which referred to routes to holiday destinations, and Croatia ranks third in terms of the results garnered. This is followed by Germany with 33 percent of inquiries, Italy came second with about 15 percent, and Croatia has grown rather encouragingly by almost five percentage points.

''Croatian tourism has shown amazing innovation and adaptability this year. I'm pleased that we reacted very quickly and introduced many practical solutions for our guests, for example through the Enter Croatia website, tourists were allowed to enter the country faster and more safelt, and the sector was continuously adapting to epidemiological measures and recommendations,'' explained Tourism and Sport Minister Nikolina Brnjac.

CNTB Director Kristjan Stanicic pointed out that the entire Croatian tourism sector is extremely important because, despite the challenging and demanding circumstances which took hold in 2020, interest in Croatian destinations on the German market is continually growing.

An additional confirmation of Croatia's enviable position is the ranking of the ADAC survey by regions where, for the first time, in the first and second place, lie two Croatian regions - Istria and Dalmatia. The research also confirmed the interest of Germans in Croatian camps, meaning that in this particular category, with 15.4 percent of inquiries, Croatia overtook Italy and took an excellent second place.

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ZAGREB, Oct 24, 2020 - In the last 24 hours Croatia has registered 2,242 new coronavirus cases and 16 persons have died, the national COVID response team said on Saturday.

The number of active cases is 9,745, including 731 hospitalised patients, of whom 52 are on ventilators.

Since February 25, when the new virus was first registered in Croatia, 33,959 persons have been infected, including 429 who have died. To date 23,785 persons have recovered, including 875 in the last 24 hours, and 437,048 have been tested, including 8,087 in the last 24 hours.

Currently 27,967 persons are self-isolating.

ZAGREB, Oct 23, 2020 - Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic on Friday dismissed President Zoran Milanovic's claim that he was in politics only for his own personal gain, noting that he would not tolerate Milanovic's daily attacks on himself.

"Unlike him, I have made a huge contribution to Croatia's European path since the start of my career while he did not even lift a finger in that regard," Plenkovic said in a comment on a news conference held by Milanovic earlier in the day.

Recalling that as a former opposition leader Milanovic refused to chair the national committee in charge of Croatia's EU accession talks, Plenkovic said that he (Plenkovic) ended up in Paris due to a conflict with former prime minister Ivo Sanader and not because of his own career ambitions.

Dismissing Milanovic's statement that Plenkovic planned to continue his career in Brussels, the PM said that the president was trying to make him seem less credible in the same way his former SDP party and "the far right" were trying to do it.

He said that he would not tolerate such rhetoric and that he would respond to it every time with concrete arguments.

Noting that Milanovic was nervous every time the JANAF corruption case was mentioned, Plenkovic said that during his term in office he had met former JANAF CEO Dragan Kovacevic, who has been arrested for taking bribes, roughly three times but not in his private club.

Unlike Milanovic, who went there during the lockdown and two days after the disastrous earthquake in Zagreb, said Plenkovic.

Milanovic made a significant contribution to hate speech

The PM went on to say that Milanovic was trying to make his political opponents seem less credible and was labelling them, with those labels being picked up by people sending email threats.

He recalled his own statement of Thursday that Milanovic was definitely not the main instigator of radicalisation, extremism or terrorism, but noted that by making claims about his mother's having worked as a doctor for the Yugoslav People's Army, his being the son of a former member of the Yugoslav secret police and a Tudjman hater, Milanovic had made a significant contribution to hate speech.

On allegations of police mistreatment of migrants

Asked to comment on media reports that Croatian police abuse migrants, Plenkovic said that he expected a report from Minister of the Interior Davor Bozinovic on the matter.

He dismissed claims that he was stalling with regard to calling a session of the National Security Council, noting that the meeting required thorough preparation.

He also said that he did not have any problem regarding the work of the SOA intelligence agency director, but noted that he considers "information leaks to the media" interesting.

Common sense prevents epidemic from spreading

Asked about the possible imposition of a lockdown, Plenkovic said that it was the last option.

The government wants the economy and life to function and will pursue its policy based on lessons learned, appealing to citizens to be responsible, he said.

"I expect people to be responsible. There is nothing better than common sense in this situation, it prevents the epidemic from spreading."

October 24, 2020 - 13 players and 3 staff members are coronavirus-positive at HNK Gorica, the club announced on Friday evening.

HNK Gorica announced on Friday that after testing the entire team and the professional staff of HNK Gorica, 13 players and three staff members are coronavirus-positive.

Everyone infected is immediately referred to self-isolation; everyone feels good and has no pronounced symptoms, the club added.

Due to a large number of infected players, the 9th round match against Rijeka was postponed this weekend. Furthermore, the 10th round match of the Croatian First League between HNK Gorica and NK Varazdin, which was supposed to be played on October 30, has also been postponed.

Following the regulations of the HNS and the decision of the HNS Competition Commission, individual matches can be postponed in the event there are six or more players of the same club in self-isolation. According to the provisions of the Ordinance on football competitions and the Proposal of the competition, postponed matches must be played in the first possible free period.

As things stand now, HNK Gorica will play their 11th round of the Croatian First League against Slaven Belupo, on Sunday, November 8, at 19:00. It was originally supposed to be played two days earlier, but the date was changed due to new circumstances.

Recall, three 9th round Croatian First League matches meant to be played this weekend have been postponed.

In addition to Gorica, Lokomotiva Zagreb announced they still cannot compete as the coronavirus has penetrated its dressing room. After postponing the match against Osijek last weekend, the 9th round match against Hajduk, which was supposed to be played on October 24, at Kranjčevićeva, is also postponed. The match will take place on the first possible date, which will be decided later.

The same happened with the match between Istria and Osijek, as seven players of the Osijek Football Club have tested positive. 

To read more about sport in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page. 

October 24, 2020 - TCN meets Jasmina Knezovic, author of A Sensible Guide to Split and its Islands.

Imagine if, the next time you travel to the Dalmatian coast, you had an extremely passionate and knowledgeable friend giving you a tour. Someone who knows not only which part of Diocletian’s 3rd-century palace you’re passing through when walking to the old city of Split, but also where to buy the best fig cake on the island of Vis and how the word “carat” is related to a certain, odd-looking tree on the island – and many, many other things.

This book is that friend.

In it, Jasmina Knezovic has combined her lifelong passion for the region with her training as an Oxford Ph.D. and food and travel editor to make a cultural guidebook that unlocks the secrets of one of the longest-settled regions in Europe.

As a Croatian-American, Jasmina has spent every summer in Dalmatia since 1995. While writing her Ph.D. in Croatian history at the University of Oxford, she researched Split and discovered a wealth of stories illustrating the city's rich history. As a freelance writer (VICE, Suitcase, Contemporary Food Lab), she focused on her main passion: travel. This book is a culmination of historical knowledge and passion for travel. It values authenticity, tradition, the contemporary, and identity.

The book includes:

• Highly curated practical tips (the best places to eat, stay and shop) for Split, Hvar, Vis and Brač
• An Almanac section: gems from the archives, from literature and travel writing spanning centuries, as well as insightful and entertaining historical documents, lists, and tables (including, quite handily, the officially recommended fitness levels for each demographic issued by the Yugoslav government)
• an overview of notable visitors and residents
• 16 interviews with a wide range of locals (including a songwriter, a stonemason, a filmmaker, and a fisherman)
• 3 essays from local writers
• Useful & beautiful maps, including a detailed schema of how the modern city fits into Diocletian’s ancient palace 
• 20+ beautiful illustrations by a respected local artist  

TCN met up with Jasmina to learn more. 

"I wrote a historical and cultural guide to Split and its islands.  But I also include a list of my favorite things to eat and see, a streamlined one. 

I didn't just want to write about restaurants and cafes, though – I wanted to impart some of the fascinating culture and history of the Dalmatian coast as well.  

So this guide book will also tell you how the word “carat” is related to the carob tree, what Sigmund Freud said when he visited Split in 1898, how polenta actually made a lot of people in Dalmatia sick, and how a plant bug triggered one of the biggest waves of emigration Croatian emigration to the United States. Just lots of cool and interesting stuff.

One of my favorite parts of the book is the interview section - I interviewed 16 locals who gave me insights into their lives and professions. So readers get to know some of the best bunch of locals out there. 

The essay section is another special part. It provides reading material during one’s travels or even before or after. 

There are no photos, but it is illustrated by the talented Luka Duplančić from Split, who I discovered while having coffee at D16."

What inspired Jasmina to create this guidebook?

"People always ask me for tips, and I started finding myself planning strangers’ trips for friends of friends. After spending autumn in Split and Dalmatia and seeing a different, more multi-faceted, side of the city, I wanted to share it with people, so I decided to write a book.

The whole project is my own labour of love: As a travel writer, I saw first-hand how superficial the content world can sometimes be in terms of quantity surpassing quality, and how many bloggers and portals write about something even if they haven’t personally tried or verified it. I had already dug deeper and wanted to share that with people. My suggestions are genuine; nothing is sponsored. 

Toni Morisson once said 'I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it”, and the same can be said for this book.'"

How did Jasmina go about choosing who she interviewed?

"I had an idea of different categories of people I thought would be interesting to include - such as an athlete, a winemaker, a musician, fisherman, archeologist, and so on. From each category, I chose people who represent the field. Sometimes, after talking to one person, they would put me in touch with another, so it became like a treasure trail of interesting people.

I got to talk to musicians such as Neno Belan, whose early music represents quintessential 80s Split, and Saša Antić, who writes very relevant and poignant lyrics for TBF today. I also talked to the Olympic sailor Filip Jurišić, who gave me a glimpse into the world of competitive sailing, the film director Marcella Zanki who had her first big break with Gibonni’s music videos, and Oliver Roki, the winemaker and cricket promoter on Vis, as well as stonemasons, bakers, fishers, and even a picigin player. I was most embarrassed when I interrupted a picigin game at Bačvice beach to talk to a player out of the blue, but they were good sports about it."

What does Jasmina think readers will find most unique and useful about the guidebook?

"The interview, essay, and almanac sections are the most unique for helping readers get under the city’s skin. The essentials and food recommendations are helpful since I share where to have the best gelato in addition to the best Komiška pogaca. In the activities section, I break down the process of getting a boat license, which my husband and I finally did this summer. So it’s an enriching book.

We want this book to be both a useful companion and a beautiful object that you’ll want to keep long after you’ve returned home. Designed by Palermo-based Ciao Ciao Studio, A Sensible Guide to Split & its Islands is an object made to last."

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to help Jasmina launch this project, which you can read more about HERE.

To read more about travel in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.

October 24, 2020 -  After Croatia was named the host of the 2021 World Rally Championship less than a month ago, more great news follows from the world of auto racing... NASCAR is coming to Croatia! 

Index.hr reports that Croatia and Automotodrom Grobnik will host one of the most prestigious automotive competitions in Europe, NASCAR GP, on November 14 and 15, 2020.

Namely, due to the epidemiological situation and restrictions caused by COVID-19, Croatia will replace the third race of the NWES championship, which was to be held on the same date in the Czech Republic.

"In such a challenging and uncertain situation, we must be responsible and give priority to security. It is sad to postpone the Czech Republic for 2021, but at the moment, this is the best decision for everyone. We are happy to develop a new event in Croatia with very motivated partners from Automotodrom Grobnik," said NWES President Jerome Galpin after visiting the Grobnik runway.

"The Croatian coast is beautiful at this time of year. Rijeka is a perfect location, and the Grobnik runway is fast, technically demanding, and fascinating! We are enthusiastic that we can offer NWES drivers and teams a new challenge and look forward to the first Croatian NASCAR GP Croatia."

"Automotodrom Grobnik can't imagine a better end to the season. This is certainly the first step towards more attractive and numerous racing competitions for the audience. This is proof that NWES President Jerome Galpin has recognized all the improvements we have made on the track and the entire facility in recent years. One of our goals is to support the Croatian Automobile and Karting Association (HAKS) and its president Davorin Štetner, believing that collaboration is inevitable for the future of motorsport and drivers so that they can compete in higher-ranking competitions. All this makes us happy despite this challenging year and gives us the right to believe that next year will bring some new sports challenges," said the member of the Management Board of Automotodrom Grobnik Robert Žiković.

"We closely monitored the situation with COVID-19 and, at a crucial moment, managed to ensure the arrival of the spectacular NASCAR for the first time in Croatia! I thank Automotodrom Grobnik and Robert Žiković for the excellent cooperation, and I look forward to strengthening auto racing competitions in Croatia!" said HAKS President Davorin Štetner.

The first NASCAR Croatia will be broadcast live on EuroNESCAR social networks and Motosport.tv and Kreator TV on November 14 and 15, 2020. 

Jacques Villeneuve, a Canadian sports car driver, winner of the 500 miles of Indianapolis, and the 1995 Cart-Champcar Championship, will also drive on the Grobnik runway. He was also a Formula 1 world champion with Williams Renault (1997).

To read more about sport in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.

October 24, 2020 - Adria Business Network # 11 was held at the FORUM Congress Center in Zagreb, organized by entrepreneurs Željka Barišić, owner of Forca Digital Agency and Kristina Krstinić, owner of MIKRIS Project Management.

The event's goal is business networking in Croatia and the region, creating business opportunities, and encouraging continuous education. The event offers all participants the opportunity to get to know each other better and network better and in a targeted way.

The guest lecturer was investor and entrepreneur Saša Cvetojević, founder and owner of many companies, communicator of the year in 2014, member of the Croatian jury for the EY Award - Entrepreneur of the Year, an active promoter of e-mobility, the first owner of a Tesla electric car in the region and the first person to cross the Sahara Desert by electric car.

The organizers and hosts said the following about the atmosphere at the event:

"An extremely successful opening of the second season of our event in which our guest inspired us all with his many years of entrepreneurial experience and some anecdotes, which gave the whole conversation a special charm. This time there were mostly new faces in the audience, which makes us especially happy. In addition to loyal visitors, we always want to offer a chance for new acquaintances and quality networking. I would say that the selection of the guest was a complete success and that the three-hour gathering gave enough positive energy to prepare for the next event, which we will start today," said Željka Barišić, owner of Forca Digital Agency and one of the founders of Adria Business Network.

Kristina Krstinić, owner of MIKRIS Project Management in Zagreb and also the founder of Adria Business Network, said the following about the event:

“I am very pleased that the new season started so successfully. Entrepreneurs have recognized us as an event where they can learn a lot, and with good company and networking, make some lucrative business. Our guest Saša Cvetojević told us a little more about the challenges he faced and gave us some positive guidelines and advice for the future. The panel was also attended by those present with their questions, which contributed to the great atmosphere and the exchange of interesting views and thoughts."

The diamond partner of the event is A1. The silver sponsor is FINA and ManpowerGroup.

The event sponsors are the Bagatin Polyclinic, the FORUM Zagreb Congress Center, and Kreativ info. Partners are Vladimir Abicic Photography, Aero Print, Kupinovo vino - Kupilek, Valenta Wines, and MY MY CONCEPT.

The event's media partners are the magazine and portal Poduzetnik, magazine and portal Zaposlena, Netokracija, She.hr, Zagrebonline.hr, Rep.hr, Glas Istre, Flash.hr, Moja Domovina, Total Croatia News, Fama, ZgExpress, and Radio 92 FM.

The next Adria Business Network event will occur on November 17, 2020, at 6 pm at FORUM Zagreb, Radnička Cesta 50, on the 1st floor.  The guest of the event is Jako Andabak, owner of the hotel group Bluesun Hotels & Resorts.

To read more about business in Croatia, follow TCN's dedicated page.

October 24, 2020 - As the final details of its digital nomad visa are ironed out, a look at Croatia's digital nomad tourism potential from a global perspective via Kashlee Kucheran of TravelOffPath.  

It has been a challenging year to be a travel blogger. 

Back in March, as Croatia locked down and TCN provided its comprehensive COVID-19 coverage, including daily live updates, life was not much fun. While the information and updates were appreciated by many, writing about death and disease 7 days a week took its toll, quite apart from the challenge of trying to keep on top of the information in a fast-changing situation. And we were only focusing on one country. 

Meet Kashlee Kucheran, a digital nomad with itchy feet, whose TravelOffPath website is growing rapidly in popularity as she focuses on an opportune niche to provide readers with the very latest updates on travel during the corona era. But not for just one country, as we did, but for the whole world. 

Keeping such a close eye on the latest developments all over the world, as well as moderating a very active online community for digital nomads looking for the best places to travel to in this strangest of years, Kashlee has a very rounded perspective on current digital nomad trends, interests and preferences. As such, she was invited to be a keynote speaker at the recent Dubrovnik for Digital Nomads conference, where her presentation was one of the highlights of a very entertaining opening day. Read more in  "Croatia Has the Potential To Be World's Number 1 Digital Nomad Destination"

I contacted Kashlee after the conference, and she kindly agreed to an email interview about Croatia's digital nomad opportunity. 

1. You have been on the road for more than three years, and your successful Travel Off Path blog has become essential reading for digital nomads in the corona era. Tell us firstly when Croatia first came on the radar for you as a digital nomad destination.

Being a digital nomad, I am always on the lookout for new and trendy options to base myself out of for a while. Most of the places nomads frequent are destinations like Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, etc, and as much as I love them all, they all start to blend together. Personally, I have been yearning for a digital nomad destination that has a different feel and scene to it. When I stumbled upon Croatia as a new potential country, I had that “Aha! This is what I’ve been looking for” sort of moment. A country with totally different vibes, from the architecture, to the culture, to the weather, all of which completely appeal to me.

2. During the conference, you stated that interest in Croatia was 'absolutely buzzing' right now. When did you notice the rise in interest in Croatia, and what do you think caused it?

If there was a way I could extrapolate the use of the word ‘Croatia’ being mentioned on my website, in my Facebook groups, and in my DM’s, you would see a graph with a sharp and sudden rise. Croatia has been on the tip of everyone’s tongue lately, especially with American digital nomads, who by the way are a group expected to reach 10 million in size by the end of 2020.

I first noticed the extreme bump in popularity when the rest of the European Union, along with all the South East Asian countries that nomads frequent, shut their doors to most foreign tourists. American, or US citizens, make up the largest group of worldwide nomads, and they found themselves locked out of all their normal go-to destinations. However, Croatia made the bold and progressive decision to allow American tourists, along with all other nations, as long as they came with a negative PCR test, showing they were virus-free.

What happened was a massive surge in stranded tourists making Croatia their destination of choice, since the nation was welcoming them with open arms. We saw people from all over the world, but especially the USA, suddenly changing their itineraries and plans and making their way to Croatia.

3. What advantages does Croatia currently offer the remote worker on the road in these crazy times compared to more established nomad destinations.

Well, the first advantage is that Croatia will actually let them in! Like I mentioned before, Asian countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Bali are all still closed for tourism. Colombia, another up and coming nomad hotspot was closed from March, finally reopening just this month. The choices for nomads is slowly starting to rebound, but still a fraction of what it was pre-pandemic.

Another advantage is cost. The Caribbean nations currently offering digital nomad visas, like Barbados, Bermuda and Anguilla, all have an astronomical cost of living. Bermuda is in fact the most expensive country to live in on the planet, and if there is anything a nomad values, it’s a reasonable cost of living.

Croatia, while still being in the EU, thankfully has a very reasonable cost of living coming in lower than Germany, France, Italy, and even Greece. It also has a much lower cost of living than the countries where most nomads are from, including Canada, the US, Australia, and the UK.

4. Let's imagine life goes back to normal and everything opens, and it is as safe to travel again as before. Would the Croatian nomad beacon still be shining as brightly, or is it largely due to a specific set of circumstances?

If tomorrow the pandemic suddenly ended, and all countries reopened with no restrictions, I still firmly believe that Croatia is still positioned to be one of the top, IF not the top, digital nomad destination.

Some of my reasoning for this include:

Fear of the unknown – Even if the pandemic ended, people are going to be apprehensive about travelling so far from home, to countries that experienced extreme lockdowns. They are going to want to stay a little closer to home, a little closer to first-world health care, and to have easier access to international airports. Heading back down to South East Asia might be overwhelming for many who are concerned about second-waves, re-closures and potentially getting stranded once again.

The romantic European dream – Who doesn’t daydream about sipping wine beside the Adriatic sea, while strolling down cobblestone streets, past ancient ruins, into a cute café to set up their laptop for a few hours work? There is an entire romantic notion about Europe that a lot of nomads, especially ones from the West, fantasize about. Sure, nomads can still land in places like Germany or Italy, but those countries don’t have official/legal nomad programs, limiting the amount of time you can spend there, and technically not permitting you to actually ‘work’ from those locations.

Croatia checks all the boxes – Digital nomads have a mental checklist of what they require in a live/work environment, and Croatia checks all the boxes, including:

• Access to great health care
• Favorable weather
• Good cost of living
• Fast internet speeds
• Connections to major airports
• Accessible entry requirements
• Emerging nomad infrastructure
• Safety
• Trendy culture and community

5. Croatia has announced that it will introduce its own digital nomad visa, planned for early 2021, making it only the second in Europe after Estonia, and the seventh in the world. What advice do you have for the Croatian government about the conditions of that visa? I understand that they will include proof of no criminal record, health insurance, and a regular income which is planned to be lower than the 3500 euro a month in Estonia and $5000 a month in Dubai.

If I had a direct line to the government of Croatia with advice on how to effectively proceed with the framework of the Digital Nomad Visa, it would include these tips:

Make requirements accessible: Find the sweet spot of making the requirements high enough to attract the target nomad, but not too high to discourage growing entrepreneurs. Since Croatia’s cost of living is lower than many EU nations, the minimum monthly income should reflect that.

Keep entry open: Keep Croatia’s doors open to all nations, with PCR testing of course, to ensure that nomads can continue to have faith in making plans to settle in Croatia.

Make the visa affordable: Estonia’s Visa costs only 100 euros, while Georgia’s is free. Keeping the visa under a few hundred Euros is key to attracting nomads. Some Caribbean nations are charging $2000 for a 1-year visa, completely missing the mark. When nomads come, and their entire budget isn’t eaten up with legal formalities, that is just more cash they will inject into the local economy.

Re-consider taxing nomads: Under all the current digital nomad visas being offered worldwide, only ONE of them (Estonia) taxes nomads, and that is only after 6 months of being in the country continuously. If Croatia is considering taxing nomads under their DN visa, I believe the program will crumble. Nomads will instead choose other countries with less restrictive programs, or continue to live/work in countries, mostly in South East Asia, on (albeit technically illegal) terms.

6. During your presentation, you said that Croatia has the potential to be the number one digital nomad destination in the world. And you have yet to visit! You clearly have unique insights due to the website that you run. Why do you believe Croatia can be number 1?

I believe Croatia can be number one because of its great placement in Europe, having less repressively year-round hot weather that many nomads are looking to escape, having a unique culture and history, and of course being drop-dead gorgeous.

It sounds funny to make such a claim about a country I have yet to visit, but being a digital nomad myself for years gives me an insight to what nomad ‘wants’ and ‘needs’ are.

For many years, I chose South East Asian countries because quite frankly that is where everyone went, the DN infrastructure was set up incredibly fast, and there were hardly any other options that offered an actual above-board program. Having options beyond the well-beaten nomad path is a breath of fresh air to this lifestyle.

7. You source information about the latest corona travel restrictions all over the world to help travellers, which must be an exhausting job. How do you source this material to stay up-to-date - both globally and specifically from Croatia.

You’re right! It is an exhausting job, but I love it.

Travelers all over the world are beyond frustrated at the ever-changing travel bans and strange new rules, and I love being able to offer some clarity and assistance in these trying times.

Our team at Travel Off Path work tirelessly every day to get the most up to date information about worldwide travel news, entry requirements, and other vital resources for traveling in a Covid-era world.

We get our information direct from government sources, like embassies, consulates, border police, Ministries and other local authorities, in order to be as accurate and helpful as possible. Sometimes we use local press, like Total Croatia News, who are on the ground and have valuable insights that government sites don’t report on. We also have a Facebook Group where world travelers share their personal experiences around the globe right now, offering first-hand insightful perspectives.

With the information we have been able to consistently source from the Government of Croatia, and local Croatian news, we’ve made in-depth guides how to enter Croatia during Covid, especially for travellers who are locked out of most countries

8. The Dubrovnik for Digital Nomads conference was the first such conference for Croatia. Together with the City of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Tourist Board, Tanja Polegubic and her fabulous Saltwater team, and Total Croatia News, we will be organising an international competition for digital nomads to stay for a month in Dubrovnik for free, while helping the city (and wider region) develop a strategy to make it more welcoming and visible to the digital nomad community. During the conference, you said that you would be happy to join us in April. Can we get a confirmation, and how does the prospect of a month in Dubrovnik in April sound right now with you back in British Columbia with the Canadian winter to look forward to?

As you’re interviewing me, I’m looking out the window of my hotel room in Osoyoos, British Colombia Canada, and it’s snowing. As a nomad who hasn’t seen winter in over 5 years, the sound of coming to Croatia in April has me packing my bags with anticipation!

I am overjoyed and delighted to be a part of testing out Croatia’s new digital nomad visa, and I honestly cannot wait to see first-hand what all my readers are raving about.

I have no doubts that Croatia won’t just be a place I visit for 1 month but will most-likely become a part of my future story.

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Itchy feet in these uncertain times? Follow the latest on where and how to travel with Kashlee Kucheran's TravelOffPath website, or join the TOP Facebook community.  

More from the Dubrovnik for Digital Nomads conference:

Croatia Through the Eyes of a Digital Nomad: Croatia Courts the Global Workforce.

Reflections on Croatia's First Digital Nomad Conference in Dubrovnik.

After the Visa, Jan de Jong Announces Croatian Digital Nomad Association.

"Croatia Has the Potential To Be World's Number 1 Digital Nomad Destination"

For the latest about the digital nomad scene in Croatia, follow the dedicated TCN news section.