Travel

November 5, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Air Serbia reduces weekly flights between Belgrade and Zagreb in November.  Croatian Aviation reports that in November this year, Air Serbia operates only three times a week on the Belgrade-Zagreb route. The airline normally operated on this route up to 10 times a week in the winter flight schedule. Due to the global pandemic's impact, Air Serbia has further reduced the number of weekly flights between the capitals of Serbia and Croatia. Although the company's original plan was to operate up to 5 times a week on this route,…

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Tina Lakic writes on the 4th of November, 2020, two popular Croatian hotels have introduced a new "Work from Hotel" offer at the Valamar Diamant Hotel 4 * in Porec, Istria, which will be valid for the period from November the 1st, 2020 to March the 20th, 2021. The offer includes a 15 percent discount on accommodation for a minimum of three nights. The pleasant and peaceful environment offered by the hotel is ideal for guests who want to move their office to the coast and for all those who want to extend their holidays and spend the…

November 4, 2020 - The three largest Croatian airports, Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik, released their monthly statistics for October. All airports recorded a decrease in the number of passengers compared to September. Croatian Aviation reports that the drop in passenger numbers in October was actually expected for several reasons. First, we traditionally have fewer seasonal lines in October, especially in Split and Dubrovnik. This year, due to the pandemic's impact, several lines stopped operating in late September, a month earlier than usual in previous years. Zagreb, Split, and Dubrovnik combined did not reach 100,000 passengers in October In addition to the…

As Morski writes on the 4th of November, 2020, as announcements for the 2021 cruise season seem encouraging, a new home port in Dubrovnik has been agreed upon, which should be put into proper function at the beginning of the next tourist season, according to a report from local portal Dubrovacki Dnevnik. It refers to a ship belonging to the Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection, as was confirmed the director of the Dubrovnik Port Authority, Blaz Pezo, explaining that it is a newly built ship which is 190 metres long and can accommodate up to 300 passengers, which will slot in excellently…

November 3, 2020 - So, what’s it like traveling during a pandemic? My COVID-19 trip report from Split to Barcelona and back. Traveling during a pandemic - a good idea?  Let me start by saying that I do not encourage anyone to travel during a pandemic unless you absolutely have to or are 100% healthy. In my case, I have not had to travel for any reason since the COVID-19 outbreak in Croatia in early March.  That is, until now.  You see, when COVID hit Croatia like a hurricane back in the spring, my partner, who had been playing for…

November 3, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Condor announces Zurich to Split next summer, and Tunisair plans to connect Zagreb and Monastir for the first time since 2014. Croatian Aviation reports that the German leisure carrier Condor announced one new route to Croatia in next year's summer flight schedule - Zurich to Split. Namely, Condor is opening its first base outside Germany, and in the summer of 2021, this well-known airline will base two A320 aircraft and launch nine international routes from Zurich. Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Olbia, Heraklion, Kos, Rhodes, Larnaca, and Split…

November 2, 2020 – From southern Spain to Budapest through Rijeka and Zagreb and from Salzburg through Zagreb, Belgrade and Skopje to Greece, Croatia pan Europe trains will run 160 kilometres per hour by 2030 In the biggest investment ever made in the infrastructure of the country's rail network, Croatia pan Europe trains will run 160 kilometres Per Hour By 2030. In an investment costing 4.5 billion Euros, 750 kilometres of railways will be modernised.© HZPP The lines that will receive the upgrade will connect Rijeka to Budapest in Hungary via Zagreb (RH2) and Zagreb to Belgrade via Vinkovci (RH1).…

November 2, 2020 - One of the more curious claims coming out of continental Croatia is that it is home to the centre of the world. Learn more in the latest episode of One Minute Ludbreg. Ask the average Croatian how much he knows about the town of Ludbreg, and the first thing that usually comes out is that it is the town which is the centre of the world.  Ask why Ludbreg makes this unusual claim, and things are a little less clear.  I had actually never heard of the town when I was first invited to visit back…

ZAGREB, November 1, 2020 - Socialising, travel, festivals and concerts is what retail users of banking services in Croatia miss the most during the coronavirus pandemic because of which nearly 50% of them are not planning any trips abroad this winter, a MasterIndex survey by the Mastercard financial services company shows. The online survey was carried out by the Improve market research research in September and October on a sample of 1,000 users of banking services in Croatia aged between 18 and 55. They were asked about their habits of using financial services and their opinion on payment cards, as well…

November 1, 2020 - Lessons from Rimac - and no, it is not on how to build an electric supercar. A look at how official Croatian tourism video promotion is largely ineffective and costly. But doesn't need to be.  Last summer, a friend sent me a link to one of the most beautiful videos I have seen promoting Croatia - pianist Lola Astanova performing solo on the tip of the famous Zlatni Rat beach in Bol on the island of Brac.  Perfectly shot, stunningly performed by a beautiful artiste, there are few better videos online to show the magic of…