Travel
Sunday, 6 September 2020
Flights to Croatia: Eurowings Reduces Flights to Split Airport
Septemeber 5, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Eurowings reduces flights to Split Airport. Croatian Aviation reports that due to the introduction of restrictive measures that apply to all who travel to Germany from Split-Dalmatia, Sibenik-Knin, and Zadar counties (mandatory testing for COVID-19 and self-isolation until the test results are presented), Eurowings has recorded a decline in demand resulting in numerous cancellations on lines to Split Airport. In mid-August, Eurowings announced its flight schedule to Croatia for September, in which it announced an increase in the number of weekly flights from a number of German cities compared…
Sunday, 6 September 2020
Germany Eyeing Three More Potential Croatian Red List Counties
September the 6th, 2020 - After having recently added Zadar County to its list of risky ''red list'' zones, Germany has its eye on three other potential Croatian red list counties. Going from one of the countries in Europe with the best epidemiological picture to quite the opposite with the arrival of the summer tourist season, Croatia's situation with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has become much more serious in a relatively short period of time. As such, numerous European countries have placed either Croatia as a whole on their respective red lists, or, in Germany's case, declared certain counties no…
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Foreign Cruise Ships Make as Few as 16 Trips to Croatia in Jan-July
ZAGREB, September 5, 2020 - As a result of the global coronavirus pandemic, foreign cruise ships made as few as 16 trips to Croatia in the first seven months of 2020, which is a decline of 95.6% compared with the same period of 2019, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS). The 16 trips were made by seven cruise liners, whose number fell by nearly 88% compared with last year. Fifteen of the trips were made in the first quarter of the year, while one was made in July. The July trip brought 25 passengers who stayed in Croatia for…
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Flights to Croatia: Jet2 Cancels All 12 Lines to Croatia
September 5, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Jet2 cancels all 12 lines to Croatia, namely to Dubrovnik, Split and Pula. Croatian Aviation reports that Jet2, a British airline focused on leisure passengers, is suspending traffic on all routes from the UK to Croatia. This is the result of the introduced restrictive measures for travelers coming from Croatia to the United Kingdom, which resulted in a significant drop in demand. In the first half of July, Jet2 launched as many as 12 international routes to Croatia, from numerous British airports to Pula, Split and Dubrovnik, almost immediately…
Saturday, 5 September 2020
New Travel Warning: Switzerland Includes Croatia on the Red List
September 5, 2020 - After Germany, Austria, and Slovenia placed Croatia or Croatian regions on the red list of countries risky for travel, a new blow has come, as Switzerland includes Croatia on the red list. EZadar reports that according to the Swiss Federal Office of Health, Croatia will be included on the red list from Monday, September 7, 2020. Besides Croatia, Switzerland has included Ukraine and San Marino on the red list. Belgium and Luxembourg were removed from the list. So, what does this mean? People arriving in Switzerland from the countries on the red list are required to go…
Saturday, 5 September 2020
Flights to Croatia: Air Baltic Maintains Dubrovnik in September, All Other Routes Canceled?
September 5, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Air Baltic maintains Dubrovnik-Vilnius and likely cancels all other Croatia lines. Croatian Aviation reports that according to the original plan, Air Baltic, the national carrier of Latvia based in Riga, was supposed to operate on four routes to Croatia in September, but this will not happen. Only one international line remains active. Air Baltic started regular traffic to Croatia very early, back in June, and was also the first international line after a complete lockdown to Rijeka Airport. The company operates new A220 aircraft on all routes to Croatia.…
Friday, 4 September 2020
Celebrating Croatia's Only Miracle in a Pandemic: 100k People in a Normal Year in Ludbreg
September 4, 2020 - More than 100,000 pilgrims descend on Ludbreg in the first weekend of September each year to celebrate Croatia's only miracle. How many will come this year? One of the things which is affecting all of us at the moment is uncertainty. Will schools be online, when will all this be over. It is almost impossible to plan for anything, which only adds to the anxiety of the current situation. Now imagine that you were organising an event which traditionally brings 100,000 people a year into a small town. How many will show up this year, and…
Friday, 4 September 2020
Flights to Croatia: Qatar Airways Cancels Zagreb Service, Again
September 4, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia with as Qatar Airways cancels Zagreb once again. Croatian Aviation reports that Qatar Airways has again canceled flights on the Doha - Zagreb route in the next two weeks, just as it was in July and August this year. Just a few days after we learned about the percentage of canceled flights on the Doha - Zagreb route, new bad news followed - Qatar Airways has canceled all flights on this route until September 19 this year. On September 2, the company operated a flight on this route and due…
Thursday, 3 September 2020
Free Holidays for Austrians and Slovenes this September and October
September 3, 2020 – A bold and open gesture from the winemaking industry on the Pelješac peninsula to appreciated neighbours – cost-free accommodation will allow free holidays for Austrians and Slovenes in September and October 2020 Of all the incentives to assist Croatian tourism in the troublesome year of 2020, this one may be the boldest. In order to show appreciation for visitors from two of Croatia's nearest neighbours, winemakers from the Pelješac peninsula are arranging to offer free holidays for Austrians and Slovenes in September and October 2020. In an interview published in Slobodna Dalmacija just yesterday, famous Pelješac…
Thursday, 3 September 2020
New Travel Warning: Germany Puts Zadar County on the Red List
September 3, 2020 - In the latest corona travel news, Germany puts Zadar County on the red list of risky countries. Index.hr reports that the German Government has added Zadar County to the new list of epidemiologically risky areas and warned its citizens not to travel to the area due to the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The warning does not constitute a ban on travel to these areas On Wednesday, the German Robert Koch Institute added Zadar County to the list of risky areas, in addition to the popular tourist destinations of Sibenik-Knin and Split-Dalmatia counties, the dpa…
Thursday, 3 September 2020
Flights to Croatia: Ryanair Continues to Five Croatian Destinations in September on 16 Routes
September 2, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia with updates for Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Rijeka and Pula as Ryanair continues to five Croatian destinations this September. Croatian Aviation reports that Irish low-cost airline Ryanair continues to five Croatian destinations in September: Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. We bring you the current flight schedule. Ryanair will continue to be present at Croatian airports in September, operating on as many as 16 scheduled flights. This is a slightly smaller number of lines compared to July and August, given that certain lines have stopped operating. Lines from Pula Pula -…
