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The new Croatian Government, at the head of which Andrej Plenkovic remains, has a historic chance to finally put Croatian tourism's ''house'' in order, but with so much on its plate, will it do so? As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes on the 24th of August, 2020, it has become clear that this year's tourist season in Croatia is already over. When the last Germans, Slovenes, and Austrians have packed up and gone home, most tourist facilities have little to no choice but to close their doors prematurely until next spring and throw themselves into preparation for next season. Despite the fact…

August 24, 2020 - The main tourist season in Croatia is over. Still, since tourists want to come despite tightened measures in some countries, the post-season could last, says the director of the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT), Veljko Ostojic. Glas Istrereports that commenting in an interview on achievements in Croatian tourism this year, especially in hotels and camps of member companies of the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT), which are among the largest and leading in Croatia, Ostojic emphasizes that the foundation of success this season is safety and that Croatia is the winner of the Mediterranean this summer. "We can all…

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a spanner in the works of the global tourism industry and it is continuing to cause rifts between countries who are leaning more and more into the belief that certain decisions are being made with a political nature to them as opposed to an epidemiological one. One such case is that of Austria. Austrian tourists are being pushed from pillar to post as the decisions of their government cause enormous issues. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 23rd of August, 2020, the Austrian Government's decision to start placing measures on those wanting to travel to…

As Morski writes on the 23rd of August, 2020, the beautiful Croatian island of Rab still doesn't have a single recorded case of coronavirus under its belt, reports HRT. Tourists feel safe on the island and Rab's tourist results for this year reflect that and are very good in light of the circumstances. In the first two weeks of August, as much as 80 percent of last year's tourist traffic was realised. The crystal clear sea of ​​the Rab aquatorium attracted tourists this year just as it has for countless years before it. An Italian family came to spend some…

August 24, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates for Zagreb and Split. Croatian Aviation reports that in the cancellation of many routes, German Lufthansa will not return to Zagreb Airport on the Frankfurt route anytime soon.  For many years, Lufthansa has been a regular user of Zagreb Airport, to which it operates from its two German hubs - Munich and Frankfurt. While traffic on the Munich-Zagreb route resumed this summer, the same will not happen on the Frankfurt route. The company suspended traffic on the line during the coronavirus pandemic, and it…

August 24, 2020 - As the main season comes to an end in Croatia with rising COVID-19 cases, why a longer-term stay on Hvar this autumn might be a sensible move.  We all have our perspectives of the corona crisis, much of it shaped by personal experience. I was fortunate to spend 63 days of lockdown on idyllic Hvar, a period when the weather was glorious, the island empty, and access to the sea unhindered. During that time, there were just two cases on the island, both imported from returning workers from Austria. While we watched with horror at what…

Pula, August 23, 2020 – A total of 53,592 passengers entered and 100,948 left, mostly foreign nationals, from three road border crossings in Istria – Plovanije, Kaštela, and Požana – from noon on Friday to Sunday, the police officer of the Istrian Police Suzana Sokač reported. She added the traffic at border crossings is intensified, but without major congestion and waiting. As HINA writes, according to information from the border police, more than 38,000 passengers left Istria through these border crossings on Friday alone, and Saturday almost 43,000 guests. Such a scenario was expected so on Friday the tourists from…

August 23, 2020 - A total of 83,000 passengers will pass through Split's Ferry Port and Resnik Airport this weekend, while the total number of passengers who arrived at Split Airport will reach more than half a million passengers since the beginning of the year. Slobodna Dalmacija reports that Jelena Ivulic from Jadrolinija said that 55,000 passengers and 13,500 vehicles in both directions would pass through their ferry port on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. "There are more people leaving the island this weekend than coming. However, despite the fact that the season is somewhat slowing down, there is still great interest…

ZAGREB, Aug 23, 2020 - While British tourists are leaving Croatia from Zemunik Airport near Zadar, new guests from Great Britain are arriving at Cilipi Airport at Dubrovnik despite the fact that the UK has put Croatia on a list of epidemiologically unsafe countries, the Vecernji List daily reports on Sunday. According to the eVisitor system for the registration of guests, there were 670,000 tourists in Croatia on Friday, including 12,000 Austrians, 70,000 Slovenians and 15,500 Britons. Of the total number, 120,000 were domestic guests. Two planes with 120 British nationals landed at Dubrovnik on Friday despite the UK's having…

ZAGREB, Aug 23, 2020 - The Tourism Ministry said on Sunday that the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global travel and tourism sector, had awarded Croatia its Safe Travels Stamp, created in May this year. The designation enables the identification of destinations and companies around the globe that have adopted global health and hygiene standards, the ministry said. "As a popular European and Mediterranean destination we have been trying to cope with all problems and secure stability and security for local population and all travellers who have decided to visit us this year despite the current situation.…