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As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes on the 29th of July, 2020, an intensified campaign on the UK market will be carried out intensively until August the 10th, and a special article about Croatia in the Daily Mail was excellent promotion for Croatia, but there needs to be a resolution to the issues with another European country for HTZ to succeed further... As soon as the United Kingdom put Spain on the red list of countries from which the British must enter into a fourteen-day quarantine upon their return to their country, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ/CNTB) decided to step…

Update, August 12: For the latest developments regarding the UK's coronavirus travel restrictions, please follow this article, which is being regularly updated.  July the 30th, 2020 - When it comes to Croatia's most important tourist markets, Western European nations such as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Germany are of enormous significance. Nationals of these rich European countries have been coming to spend their holidays in Croatia in their droves for many years and often have deep pockets. Coronavirus, however, has flipped all of that on its head. The appearance of the new coronavirus has wreaked havoc in the travel…

July 30, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Split Airport. Croatian Aviation reports that from the beginning of August, Split Airport will be connected to Munich as many as 13 times a week, which is a larger number of flights compared to July this year. At the beginning of August, Split Airport will have 13 weekly direct flights to Munich Airport, and Lufthansa and Croatia Airlines will continue to operate on the routes. Direct flights from Split from August 1 are available every day of the week, mostly in the morning, which…

July 30, 2020 - The website www.croatiacovid19.info, launched by the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT) to give updated and accurate information on the number of COVID-19 cases in Croatia and its regions daily, was visited by over 30,000 unique users in the first four days of launch. HRTurizam reports that most visitors come from Germany (30.91%), Hungary (28.15%), Croatia (13.57%), Slovenia (10.82%), Austria (6.88%), the Netherlands (2.83%) ) and the UK (2.16%). A smaller number of users come from Switzerland (1%), Italy (0.65%) and Belgium (0.61%). "Great interest, especially from foreign guests, in the COVID-19 tracker page is another indicator that safety…

July 29, 2020 - The situation regarding travel to Croatia is changing at what feels like a daily rate, and to help us answer some of the frequently asked questions, the Total Croatia Travel Info Viber Community has enlisted a modern kind of assistant: a chatbot The team behind the Total Croatia Travel Info Viber community is working hard to help all of our members with answers to any of their questions, but obviously, as can be expected, some of the questions keep getting repeated. Some of the tactics we use are frequently repeating some of the most informative articles, our Biggest…

Last updated on September 1, 2020 - Nothing beats current information on travel to Croatia more than real experiences. Some feedback from recent travellers in the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community.  Travel to Croatia is possible for non-EU citizens, but it became a lot more complicated after July 10 when new measures were introduced. PCR tests no older than 48 hours old or 14 days of self-isolation became the new normal. With the rest of the EU and Schengen closed to all but 12 non-EU countries, our Viber community was filled with panicked questions about getting a test in…

Last update on August 15, 2020 - PCR & Croatia. The test requirement no more than 48 hours before entry to Croatia on July 10 has caused much confusion. So where to get tested in the USA, and are there options to get the test in transit? One of the most interesting aspects of TCN's new venture into the Viber community Total Croatia Travel INFO has been the community feedback, both in terms of real-life experiences and questions on things that they do not understand.  By providing up-to-date information on real experiences, we have been able to report on current events…

July 29, 2020 - While the last two months of tourist figures show a significant decline in the number of guests compared to the previous year, Viganj on Peljesac can boast excellent results - and there are currently more guests there now than last year! Index.hr reports that this small windsurfing paradise with only 300 inhabitants in Croatia's extreme south has recorded extraordinary numbers for the last ten days. "On July 25, we had 1450 registered guests, and last year we had 1305 on that day, so 10 percent less. In the last ten days, Viganj has more guests than…

ZAGREB, July 28, 2020 - The Croatian National Tourism (HTZ) Board director, Kristjan Stanicic, said on Tuesday that so far this year Croatia had reached 44% of the volume of tourist trade in the corresponding period of 2019. This is higher than expected by the HTZ considering the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanicic said during a visit to Dubrovnik. In July alone, the turnover is equal to 60% of the turnover recorded in July last year. "We will do our best to make sure that our southern destinations reach the current national average, but all this depends on air transport," Stanicic said, adding that…

July 28, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split and Zadar. As confirmed by the Spanish national airline, Croatian Aviation reports that Iberia will not establish traffic on direct flights from Madrid to Zagreb, Zadar and Split in this year's summer flight schedule. Last summer, Iberia introduced the Madrid-Zadar line, which operated twice a week until the end of August, and the company will not launch this line this summer due to the global pandemic. The only year-round route of this airline in Croatia, the one to Zagreb, will also…