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October 19, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Aeroflot will not return to Zagreb this winter, suspending operations on the Moscow Zagreb route.  Croatian Aviation reports that Russia's national airline will not return to Zagreb airport this winter. Aeroflot suspended operations on the Moscow-Zagreb route during the pandemic and did not operate on it in the summer flight schedule this year. Under normal circumstances, Aeroflot operated on the Moscow-Zagreb route daily, in both summer and winter schedules. After the outbreak of the pandemic, the company stopped traffic on this line and the possibility of re-establishing flight…

October 20, 2020 - The Total Croatia Travel Info Viber chatbot and community helped thousands of tourists this summer. Meet the two women behind the scenes who made it tick.  My biggest learning experience this year was about online communities. When Kresimir Macan suggested on the drive back from a trip to the realities of crossing the Croatian-Slovenian border during a pandemic in May that we start a Viber community, I assented without knowing exactly where this idea would lead. Two days later, I had to suffer the humiliation of asking one of his interns to download Viber to my…

As Morski writes on the 17th of October, 2020, the Bakar Tourist Board has won the prestigious international GOLDEN INTERSTAS 2020 tourist award, thus securing its place in the international club of meritorious tourism. Encouraged by many years of effort and activities of the Bakar Tourist Board, and at the initiative of Mr. Sime Strikoman, the International Commission of Tourist Journalists proposed the candidacy of the Bakar Tourist Board for the prestigious international tourism award. The Bakar Tourist Board was clearly responsible for some highly creative professional achievements and excellence in the presentation of the richness of its tourism, traditional…

October 17, 2020 - Zagreb tourism is suffering considerable losses due to the coronavirus pandemic and the consequences of the earthquake back in March. Tourist arrivals and overnight stays are around 30 percent of last year, and Zagreb Advent 2020 is uncertain, the Zagreb Tourist Board revealed. "Conditions and possibilities of holding certain events have changed significantly this year, even for those outdoors in the autumn and wintertime. We are currently completing preparations for several autumn projects through which Zagreb will once again be confirmed as the most important cultural and tourist destination in Croatia. We are also developing possible scenarios…

October 17, 2020 - The cities and the municipalities that make up the urban agglomeration of Split will soon be connected by a public bicycle system.  The project for the development of public bicycle systems in the Urban Agglomeration of Split plans to further popularize the use of bicycles as an alternative form of public transport in the UAS, by developing and improving the cycling infrastructure network that will enable faster access to public transport stops, but also serve as an upgrade and supplementing the existing form of public transport on the daily routes of the inhabitants of the urban…

October. 17, 2020 - German TV praises Istria, as the region has managed to maintain its status as a corona-safe destination in Europe. Index.hr reports that German RTL praised Istria, calling it a green oasis in a mostly red Europe, and tried to find the secret of the success of this Croatian region in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. RTL stated that about 210,000 people live in the Istrian peninsula and that by far the largest part of Istria belongs to Croatia, and a smaller part to Slovenia and Italy. They said that Istria, if you look at the…

ZAGREB, October 16, 2020 - Zagreb's Dr. Franjo Tudjman airport has passed an accreditation for compliance with health safety measures in the COVID pandemic circumstances, proving that it is safe for travel and was awarded with the Airport Health Accreditation for the next 12 months, the airport management said on Friday. Noting that it is one of the first airports in Europe to pass the certification, the management of MZLZ airport underlined that the programme was developed by the ACI - World Airports Council International. The certification process tested the conditions and organisation for health safety in the airport terminal in line ACI Aviation Business Restart and…

October 16, 2020 - Tourist services and experiences within the Vacation-Worthy Week campaign of the Ministry of Tourism and Sport and the Croatian National Tourist Board begins today until October 25. Travelers can enjoy a minimum of 50% off! Thus, HRTurizam reports that all Croatian citizens and foreign guests in Croatia in that period can experience about 400 different tourist services in all parts of Croatia at promotional prices, which can be found on the official website.  As we know, the project's goal is to increase tourist traffic in the pre- and post-season periods, as well as the further development of…

October 16, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as KLM operates to Zagreb daily in November. Croatian Aviation reports that Dutch airline KLM is offering daily flights between Amsterdam and Zagreb until the end of November this year. KLM has so far canceled several flights on the Amsterdam - Zagreb route in October, and only one departure has been canceled by the end of this month (Wednesday, October 28).  The company plans to operate daily on this line in November, with E190 aircraft, with a capacity of 100 passengers. The daily direct connection between Zagreb and Amsterdam is…

October 16, 2020 - Great news for Dubrovnik, which has been confirmed to host the Asta Destination Expo 2020 on the previously agreed dates, from December 3 to 6,  2020, at the Valamar Lacroma Hotel. HRTurizam reports that the conference will be held on a slightly smaller scale to comply with all measures of the National Headquarters and maintain the safety of visitors and hosts. About 150 American agents and advisers are expected, which is an extremely great success in the current crisis and restrictions on flights from the United States to Croatia. Asta is the largest association of travel agents…