Travel

Nautical tourism is a very promising branch of Croatia's most important economic branch, and the idea is now to make sure that nautical tourism is what Croatia becomes known for, and not as a mere party destination. As Novac writes on the 27th of August, 2020, at the suggestion of the Association of Accommodation Providers on Boats - the HGK charter, and in cooperation with the Sibenik-Knin County Tourist Board, the County Crisis Staff, the Sibenik-Knin County Public Health Institute and the Sibenik Health Centre, a tourist testing point was organised. The same is being sought by the Zadar County…

As Novac/Gabrijela Bijelic writes on the 27th of August, 2020, the ongoing coronavirus crisis which hit Dubrovnik the hardest of all of Croatia's coastal destinations, has permanently disrupted the sailing schedule of two popular sailing ships, the Tirena and the Karaka. These beautiful replicas of the merchant ships of the old Dubrovnik Republic have been an indispensable part of the the city's waters for countless years until now, and this August they are waiting for the return of tourists, which looks a dire prospect. ''We haven't done any rides this season. There are no passengers. The boat is moored along…

ZAGREB, August 27, 2020 - The civil protection authority in Dubrovnik-Neretva County on Thursday recommended that the national authority adopts a measure restricting the number of attendees at weddings, funerals and commemorations to 50 people and that other celebrations be attended only by family members with up to 20 people. In addition, performances, religious rites and so on need to be held according to all the epidemiological measures if they are held outdoors. If they are held indoors, face masks need to be used and a distance of at least two metres kept. The owners of hospitality premises are responsible for organising the…

August 27, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Split. Croatian Aviation reports that this summer, Aer Lingus launched only one direct line to Croatia, while before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, four were announced. The company introduced the Dublin - Split line only on July 20 this year, at the same time canceling the lines from Dublin to Pula and Dubrovnik, as well as the Cork - Dubrovnik line for this summer season. Aer Lingus aircraft operated three times a week on a direct route to Split (Mondays, Wednesdays and…

August 27, 2020 - A coordination meeting of the Croatian Tourist Board was held with the tourist boards of Lika-Senj and Karlovac counties at the Jezero Hotel in Plitvice Lakes. Along with the director of the CNTB Kristjan Stanicic, the coordination meeting was attended by the director of the Lika-Senj County Tourist Board Ivan Radosevic and the director of the Karlovac County Tourist Board Dina Begic and 17 representatives of tourist boards of cities and municipalities from these two counties. The meeting was also attended by Tomislav Kovacevic, director of the Plitvice Lakes National Park, announced HTZ.hr. The meeting was opened…

August 26, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Split Dubrovnik, Zadar, and Pula.  Croatian Aviation reports that popular low-cost airline easyJet will not operate on 20 international routes to four Croatian airports in September. The company will suspend certain lines earlier than planned, solely due to weak demand. In August, easyJet operated on as many as 38 international routes to and from Croatia, from Pula, Zadar, Split and Dubrovnik. The company will operate on 21 routes to these airports from the beginning of September, while 19 lines will end operations this…

August 25, 2020 - While more than a million religious tourists flock to Medjugorje each year, no miracle has been authenticated there by The Vatican. Unlike in Ludbreg - meet the only authenticated miracle in Croatia.  When I first went to Ludbreg, a small town in northern Croatia in Varazdin County back in 2016, the only thing I knew about it was its claim to be the centre of the world, and I took the obligatory selfie on the circle which marked the spot on the main square.  I really hadn't expected to find anything else of special interest in…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 25th of August, 2020, more flights have started taking off for Dubrovnik, the streets and restaurants are livelier, and something is finally happening in Croatia's tourist Mecca. Of course, each of the tourism workers has their own personal story to tell, some dealt with the coronavirus more easily, some took it harder, and some will be buried by it. Local portal Dubrovacki dnevnik investigated the situation with the city's private accommodation. Last year, which was a record one, it was impossible to find an apartment in a good location and with good reviews for…

August 26, 2020 - The Mayor of Vir, Kristijan Kapovic, and the Director of the Vir Tourist Board, Srdjan Liveric, are dissatisfied with the Croatian Tourist Board's attitude towards the island of Vir, the most successful tourist destination in Croatia so far this season. Namely, HRTurizam reports that in the last two August press releases of the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB) which list the most successful tourist destinations, Rovinj, Porec, Split, Medulin, Crikvenica, Dubrovnik, Umag, Zadar, Pula and Novalja were highlighted as the destinations with the most achieved tourist arrivals. Contrary to the practice of all previous years, the…

August 25, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb, Split and Pula.  Croatian Aviation reports that British Airways has announced operational changes to its flight schedule for September this year. Direct lines from London to Zagreb, Pula and Split are no longer! After the company had return tickets on sale at extremely favorable prices on routes to Croatia, obviously not achieving the earnings they expected, as many as three of the four British Airways routes to Croatian destinations will be canceled in September this year. The last announced flight on the…