Travel
Friday, 4 December 2020
Flights to Croatia: Eurowings Cancels Cologne-Split, Vueling Terminates Dubrovnik Winter Service
December 4, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Eurowings cancels Cologne-Split, and Vueling terminates its recently announced winter service between Barcelona and Dubrovnik. Croatian Aviation reports that two well-known low-cost carriers, Germany's Eurowings and Spain's Vueling, withdrew two lines to Croatian destinations, although they were announced for December and January, respectively. In November, Eurowings announced its flight schedule for December this year, in which it will offer slightly more flights to Croatian destinations, Zagreb and Split, just in time for the holidays. Although Eurowings has announced traffic on the direct Split-Cologne line, this will not happen. Namely, the…
Friday, 4 December 2020
10000 Tourists Visited Croatia During November, 6000 Were Foreigners
December the 4th, 2020 - Coronavirus struck Croatia with its most horrific blow during the month of November. As the pandemic broke out of control in October and took the most lives so far in November, 10,000 tourists visited Croatia, some of which remain now we've entered December. As Barbara Ban/Novac writes, according to the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB/HTZ), there are about ten thousand guests in Croatia, of which six thousand are foreigners, and given the circumstances and restrictions on international travel, no significant tourist traffic is expected during the month of December, although some hotels, camps and household…
Friday, 4 December 2020
Croatia is one of the Most Safe Countries in 2021 for Visitors
December 4, 2020 – Accepting all known knowledge of the Coronavirus risk and the announced vaccines, security and risk experts International SOS have published their latest, annual Travel Risk Map. It says Croatia is one of the most safe countries in 2021 for visitors With the end of the life-halting Coronavirus in sight, thanks to several effective vaccines announced, which country would be best to visit next year? Well, Croatia is one of the most safe countries in 2021 for visitors. It's been a long, difficult year for everyone. It's maybe hard to believe if you live in Croatia and…
Thursday, 3 December 2020
Crisis, What Crisis? Free Bus Transport the Latest Innovation in Sveta Nedelja
December 3, 2020 - Life just got even better for the citizens of Sveta Nedelja, as Croatia's most progressive administration introduces free bus transport. Regular readers may recall that I spent a fabulous weekend in Sveta Nedelja several weeks ago, where the local authorities showed me around the town's tourism and business attractions. Both seem to have the little town just outside Zagreb rather a desirable place to be. Last month, it was voted the best medium-sized town in Croatia for the economy for the third year in a row, as well as being in the top 5 towns for…
Thursday, 3 December 2020
As US Embassy States Croatia Closed, American Tourists Continue to Arrive
December 3, 2020 - Confusion reigns once more, with the official advice different to the realities on the ground, as American tourists continue to arrive in Croatia, despite official advice to the contrary. I haven't left the house all week. And with the blanket of snow growing thicker in the garden, that is not about to change any time soon. With the pandemic, the cold weather and many things closed in Croatia due to the new measures, it is not really the best time to be travelling anyway. But each to his own. The question is - CAN you travel…
Thursday, 3 December 2020
Flights to Croatia: Croatia Airlines Operates to 11 International Destinations from Zagreb in December
December 3, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Croatia Airlines operates to 11 international destinations from Zagreb in December. Croatian Aviation reports that in December, Croatia Airlines will operate to 11 international destinations from Zagreb. As before, the largest number of weekly flights will be to Frankfurt, then to Amsterdam, while the smallest number of flights will be to the airport in Sarajevo. The Zagreb - Amsterdam - Zagreb line operates daily in December, with a morning departure from Zagreb. The Zagreb - Vienna - Zagreb line operates once a week, every Wednesday, December 9, 16, 23, and…
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Fake News: Global Travel B2B Portal Incorrectly Reports Croatia Closed to All Foreign Tourists
December 2, 2020 - Confusion reigns again, as a global B2B travel portal incorrectly reports Croatia closed to foreign tourists. Here is what we know about the new rules. It is beginning to feel awfully like May to July again, the inbox overflowing with desperate cries of help from tourists and tourism professionals on behalf of their clients. Is Croatia really closed to all foreign tourists? Wait, what?!? FAKE NEWS! It seems that part of the panic was set off by some of the global B2B travel media, which reported exactly that. I won't name the website concerned, but…
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Where Can You Travel From Croatia? COVID-19 Travel Rules around Europe Explained
December 2, 2020 - Are you looking to travel from Croatia anytime soon? A look at the COVID-19 travel restrictions in place around Europe. Index.hr reports that the National Civil Protection Headquarters has issued a new decision which, as of December 1, tightened the measures at Croatian borders. Thus, a measure is in force that categorizes passengers entering Croatia differently - no longer according to the citizenship of an individual, but according to the area they come from. And as things stand now, it means a mandatory negative PCR test or self-isolation if you enter Croatia from almost all countries…
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
New Official Guidelines for Crossing Croatian Border Published
December 2, 2020 - Changes in the regulations crossing Croatian border points came into effect yesterday. The latest official recommendations and instructions in full, from the official Koronavirus.hr website. On 30 November 2020, the Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia issued a Decision temporarily prohibiting, i.e. restricting the crossing of persons across all border crossing points of the Republic of Croatia in order to protect the population of the Republic of Croatia from the COVID-19 disease. However, in accordance with the guidelines of the competent authorities, exceptions have been made as follows: Passengers travelling to the Republic of Croatia from an…
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Flight to Croatia: FlyDubai Cancels Zagreb for Winter, Possibly Returning in Spring
December 1, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as FlyDubai cancels Zagreb this winter. However, the airline could possibly make a comeback to Croatia in the spring. Croatian Aviation reports that although Emirates' partner company, FlyDubai, had announced regular flights to Zagreb from December this winter, which will no longer happen. As we announced earlier, FlyDubai will not return to Zagreb Airport so soon. The company previously announced flights in early October, which it then canceled by mid-December. Although we announced then that the company will probably not operate on the line between Dubai and Zagreb this year,…
Monday, 30 November 2020
As EU Closes Doors, BiH Skiing Season Opens, Hopes for Croatian Skiers
November the 30th, 2020 - The European Union might be closing down in the face of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, but neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina, which isn't a member of the bloc, is hoping for Croatian skiers as their skiing season kicks off. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the ski season opened on Jahorina near Sarajevo on Sunday after the use of the artificial snow system enabled the "Poljice" trail to fall into function, which should be available to skiers for both day and night skiing. Ohher trails will open gradually, depending on the level of snowfall in…
