Travel

ZAGREB, 6 February, 2021 - Foreign cruise ships all but disappeared from the Croatian Adriatic in 2020 as only 26 visited Croatia last year, or 96.4% fewer than in 2019, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). The situation with cruise trips is the same across the world as their number has globally declined by over 90%. According to optimistic estimates by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the market might recover in the second half of 2021 if vaccination against COVID-19 and the distribution of vaccines continues and travel restrictions are eased. The 26 trips to Croatia…

ZAGREB, 6 February, 2021 - The municipality of Preko on the central Croatian Adriatic island of Ugljan is included in a European project that promotes thematic tourism based on innovation, sustainable tourism and tourism geared towards people with disabilities. The Thematic project is one of 56 innovation, environment and transport projects supported by the EU with €80 million through the Interreg Adriatic-Ionian programme known as ADRION, which is an instrument of EU cohesion policy. Preko is one of the partners from seven countries in the Adriatic-Ionian region involved in the project. According to Jure Brižić, the mayor of Preko, Thematic…

February. 5, 2021 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as KLM and Air Serbia reduce Zagreb services. Croatian Aviation reports that KLM has temporarily suspended sales on a new, second daily flight between Zagreb and Amsterdam. The world's oldest airline has thus suspended sales on its second daily flight between Zagreb and Amsterdam due to low demand thanks to the introduction of restrictive measures for travel between countries.  We remind you that on December 4, 2020, KLM announced the news that it would introduce a second daily flight to Zagreb, operating between the two cities from February 14,…

February 5, 2021 - Split-Dalmatia County Prefect Blaženko Boban announced that in agreement with local mayors, the competent ministry, the airport administration, and other stakeholders, he would launch an initiative to rename Split Airport. Famous for saying, "Forgive me, Lord, for I am a Dalmatian," Saint Jerome is the protector of Dalmatia and is honored on Saint Jerome's Day on September 30. Interestingly, according to the oldest and most famous Encyclopedia Britannica, Jerome was born in Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia, probably near modern Ljubljana in Slovenia.  However, as it has yet to be…

February 5, 2021 - The Pag Outdoor project brings active tourism on the island to life.  HRTurizam reports that the island of Pag's tourist boards, in cooperation with partners, launched the outdoor project Pag Outdoor Summer Weekend last summer, or active events held with licensed and experienced trainers in various forms of active tourism. Thus, on weekends during July and August, a handful of outdoor events are organized throughout the island, such as cycling, Nordic walking, trail running, sea kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, windsurfing, running, walking, and quad riding. The project, which was first held last year, was positioned as…

February 4, 2021 - Croatia's first UNESCO Geopark, Papuk Nature Park, strives to become a generator of tourism in Slavonia. HRTurizam reports that fascinating news came from Papuk Nature Park last year. Although 2020 was very difficult for many tourist destinations in Croatia and the world, Papuk was a favorite destination for visitors. The increase in the number of visitors in the period marked by the pandemic, epidemiological measures, and bans is something that not everyone can boast about. But this result, or success, did not come by chance. This is the result of investments in the development of Papuk…

February the 4th, 2021 - RegioJet has announced a direct train line from the Czech capital of Prague to the Northern Adriatic city of Rijeka, and even further down to Split in Central Dalmatia. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, if Croatia's tourist authorities and workers are still somehow in two minds about what kind of visitors we should encourage in order to save the summer season this year, the answer is already coming from the Czech Republic - by train. The local railway company RegioJet has announced that it will continue to directly connect Prague with the Adriatic, a route…

February 3, 2021 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Turkish Airlines reduces Istanbul-Zagreb in February.  Croatian Aviation reports that the Turkish national airline has again reduced the number of weekly rotations between Istanbul and Zagreb. Due to reduced demand and restrictive measures, Turkish Airlines is again offering only four weekly flights between Zagreb and Istanbul. As a reminder, in the first half of January, the airline operated between the two mentioned cities up to 7 times a week. Still, the number of operations then started to decrease. This month, Turkish Airlines will again operate between Zagreb and Istanbul…

February the 3rd, 2021 - German tourists have always been great lovers of Croatia, arriving year after year in their droves, and then 2020 came. Is Croatia back on the German radar for summer 2021? As Marija Crnjak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, last year, 41 percent of Germans didn't travel anywhere on their summer holidays due to fear and uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and their final decision on travel in 2021 will be strongly influenced by the process of population vaccination. ''The results of research by one of the world's largest online agencies eDreams Odigeo shows that 46 percent of…

February the 2nd, 2021 - Croatian hotel owners have their sights set past Easter, focusing on the upcoming 2021 summer tourist season which is hopefully miles better than the disaster that was 2020. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, while in normal years, Croatian hotel owners would have their hands full with looking for manpower for the summer season ahead and polishing up seasonal facilities to start work on Easter weekend or on May the 1st, right now ,most of them don’t know when they can open their doors at all. Although a few weeks ago they announced through the Croatian…