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As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 6th of October, 2020, the Passport Index has published data for the new most powerful passport in the world, ranking 193 members of the United Nations (UN) according to the number of countries they can enter freely without a visa, or in which a visa can be obtained immediately upon arrival, according to a report from punkufer.hr. The Croatian passport is in an enviably high place. Last year’s winner, Japan, has since dropped down to second place, and the prestigious title has now been awarded to New Zealand. New Zealand passport holders can enter…

October 6, 2020 - According to the latest data, only one case of coronavirus infection has been recorded in Istria today. In the past two weeks, only 13 cases have been recorded, which puts this Croatian region in the green zone according to the criteria of the European Union, reports Hina. Last week, from September 28th to October 4th, 2020, Istria recorded eight new cases, and a week earlier only five. As of October 5, Istria had no cases of coronavirus infection and only 9 active cases of infection, which is the lowest number of cases when compared to other…

October 6, 2020 – The first tourist conference during the coronavirus pandemic entitled "Croatian Tourism 365? – Post-COVID tourism and new opportunities" was held today in Tuheljske Toplice. Top domestic and EU tourism experts analyzed this year’s tourism results and discussed post-COVID challenges and opportunities. Great emphasis was placed on the year-round Croatian tourist offer. At the introductory presentation "Tourism 2020 - What after Covid-19?", the global director of tourism consulting from the company Horwath HTL, Siniša Topolović, explained that everyone in tourism has suffered significant blows due to coronavirus. However, Croatia still achieved over 40 percent of last year's tourism…

ZAGREB, Oct 6, 2020 - The future of the Croatian tourist industry lies in year-round tourism, better service quality, development of new products and infrastructure, and responsible and sustainable management, Tourism and Sport Minister Nikolina Brnjac said on Tuesday. She was speaking at the fourth international conference on year-round tourism in the Terme Tuhelj spa, which brought together about a hundred participants, mostly industry professionals but also online participants. Their general opinion was that this year was very difficult for the tourist industry as well as for the economy and society as a whole. All speakers highlighted the global coronavirus…

October 6, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as easyJet stops Dubrovnik and reduces Split, and Austrian Airlines cancels Zagreb.  Croatian Aviation reports that easyJet completed most of its lines to Dubrovnik on the first weekend of October. Until the end of October, this well-known low-cost carrier will operate only to Split Airport. Although easyJet flew to Pula, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik until the end of the season (end of October) in last year's summer flight schedule, this will not happen this year. Lines to Zadar and Pula stopped operating at the end of September, and the company…

ZAGREB, Oct 6, 2020 - A total of 536,000 tourists visited Croatia in September 2020, which is 76.5% less than in September 2019, and they made 4.8 million overnight stays, a drop of 62%. In the first nine months of this year, there were 49% fewer overnight stays than in the same period of 2019, data from the e-Visitor system shows. Of those tourists who visited the country in September, most or 397,000 were foreigners, a drop of 81.1% from September 2019, and they generated 3.6 million overnight stays, a fall of 68.1%. There were close to 142,000 domestic tourists, who made…

Just how much do foreign tourists spend in Croatia? It might surprise many to learn that visitors to the country spend more money in continental Croatia then they do along the sparkling Adriatic coastline. As Marija Crnjak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 5th of October, 2020, in the highly successful year 2019, which boasted the highest number of guests and the best levels of income so far until coronavirus-dominated 2020, Croatia had an increase in consumption per tourist. When it comes to just how much those deeper-pocketed guests spend in Croatia, 2019 shows that there was a larger number of guests with…

October 6, 2020 - The Split Tourist Board released September data, which isn't all too optimistic. Namely, Split recorded 82% fewer overnight stays than in the same month in 2019.  Turizam24 reports that after a somewhat promising August, September brings quite devastating data. Due to the closure of borders and Croatia's place on the red list of many countries, most flights to Split were canceled during September. With the cancellation of flights, accommodation was also canceled. Thus, Split recorded a drop in overnight stays of 82% compared to 2019. As we have learned from the official data of the Split…

October 5, 2020 - Designed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports and the Croatian Tourist Board, the Vacation-Worthy Week campaign encourages domestic tourists to travel around Croatia for half the price, from October 16 to 25, 2020.  If you were always hesitant to take a relaxing weekend at a hotel or a nice apartment because it was too expensive for your budget, this October might be the right time for you. Slobodna Dalmacija writes that from October 16 to 25, domestic guests can enjoy the perks of tourism half-off thanks to the Vacation-Worthy Week campaign designed by the Ministry…

October 5, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Lufthansa stops several routes to Croatia in October. Croatian Aviation reports that German airline Lufthansa will drastically reduce the number of operations at Croatian airports by the end of October. Lufthansa, a Star Alliance member, has not operated on its two seasonal lines since October: from Munich to Pula and Zadar. Although the lines operated in October, the company stopped operations earlier this year due to the impact of the global pandemic or reduced demand. In October, Lufthansa will have 7 active routes to Croatian airports, two less than…