Travel
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Croatia and Istria First Choice for Germans Travelling by Car
ZAGREB, July 12, 2020 - This summer Croatia is the number one foreign destination for Germans travelling abroad by car or second overall, after Germany itself, while Istria is the most popular among domestic and foreign regions, according to Germany's ADAC motor club, Croatia's National Tourist Board (HTZ) has said. According to the ADAC Routeplanner survey, which encompassed 85,000 queries made in May and June by German drivers about their summer holiday destinations, 14% of the queries were about Croatia, compared to 9% in 2019. The majority of the queries (37%) were about Germany, while Croatia was the first choice abroad (14%), followed by Turkey (11.5%). Commenting on ADAC's survey, HTZ…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
About 16,000 Tourists from Bosnia, Serbia Currently in Croatia
ZAGREB, July 12, 2020 - Contrary to expectations, Croatia has not fully closed its borders for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, Jutarnji List daily said on Sunday. Those with BiH or Serbian citizenship who are also citizens of an EU member state may continue to freely enter and stay in Croatia without restrictions, regardless of where they come from. Although the number of new coronavirus cases in BiH and Serbia is rising exponentially, Croatia continues to allow some of their citizens to enter its territory, a move justified by the fight for the best tourist season possible. According to…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Croatian Police Publish New Official Border Guidelines, Effective July 11, 2020
July 26, 2020* - The Croatian Ministry of the Interior has updated its official border guidelines in English, German and Croatian. INTRODUCTORY NOTESCroatian nationals and their family members, regardless of their citizenship, are free to enter the Republic of Croatia, without the need to prove their reasons for entry, but they must present a document proving kinship with a Croatian national (e.g. birth certificate). When entering the Republic of Croatia, nationals of Member States of the European Union, i.e. Schengen Member States and Member States associated with the Schengen area, as well as their family members (regardless of their residence), and third-country…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Cro Card Requested by 1675 Citizens So Far, Number of Discounts Growing
July 12, 2020 - 1,675 citizens have requested the Cro Card, and by July 10, 1,325 were issued. More are expected in the coming days, as the number of discount service providers is expected to increase, according to the Ministry of Tourism. T.portal reports that Hrvatska poštanska banka (HPB) is taking care of previous requests and issuing the Cro Cards. They are the only ones actively involved out of the three banks that have signed the agreement so far (HPB, Agram banka and POBA), out of seven that applied to MINT's public call. Other banks will join per their capabilities and…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Stay Safe While Traveling with Croatian Motorways COVID-19 Campaign
July 12, 2020 - Given the increase in the number of infected in Croatia and other European countries, but also the intensification of tourist traffic, Croatian Motorways has launched an informative campaign for safe travel during the coronavirus pandemic. HRTurizam reports that posters calling for compliance with epidemiological measures are being placed on the entire network of HAC and ARZ shares, and they will be located at rest stops, sales offices and petrol stations of INA, CRODUX, TIFON and PETROL, which are campaign partners. The bilingual posters contain a QR code link to the koronavirus.hr website. Also, a leaflet in…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Flights to Croatia: easyJet Returns to Dubrovnik, Zadar, Pula, Air France Boosts Summer Flights
July 12, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, and Zadar. After we announced the flight schedule of low-cost airline easyJet to Split, Croatian Aviation reports that they decided to launch traffic to other airports in Croatia at the end of this month. easyJet will additionally return to Dubrovnik, Zadar and Pula, but in a significantly reduced form, with very few destinations and a small number of weekly flights compared to the 2019 season. Lines to Dubrovnik Amsterdam - Dubrovnik, from July 23, twice a week, on Thursdays and…
Sunday, 12 July 2020
Confusion Reigns After Sudden Croatian Border Requirement Change for Non-EU Citizens
July 12, 2020 - Confusion reigns for thousands of tourists from non-EU countries heading to Croatia after a sudden change in border entry requirements which was implemented almost immediately. Yesterday was supposed to be a very quiet day. Things were calming down on the work front and I was looking forward to a more relaxing day. So quiet in fact that I gave three TCN writers the day off. The Manjgura interns, who are being so helpful with the Total Croatia Trave INFO Viber community were also off the weekend, as was Kreso Macan, who is the brains behind -…
Saturday, 11 July 2020
Official Govt Website: Recommendations, Instructions for Crossing Croatian Border
July 26, 2020* - The official Koronavirus.hr website has published new guidelines for crossing the border. Recommendations and instructions of the Croatian Institute of public Health for passengers crossing the state border of the Republic of Croatia. The Decision on temporary prohibition of crossing the border crossings of the Republic of Croatia (NN 74/20) prohibits or restricts the crossing of passengers through border crossings, of which are exempt: EU nationals (irrespective of their place of residence), the Schengen area and Schengen associated countries, as well as members of their families and third-country nationals who are long-term residents under Council Directive…
Saturday, 11 July 2020
Official Govt Website: Necessary Measure of Obligatory Use of Face Masks
July 10, 2020 - The official Koronavirus.hr website has published new guidelines for the wearing of face masks. This Decision introduces the necessary measure of mandatory use of face masks or medical masks. Face masks or medical masks are required for: employees of health care institutions and persons visiting patients, if visits are allowed drivers, other employees in public transport vehicles and public transport passengers trade employees and customers during their stay in stores employees in hospitality business who are in contact with guests or participate in serving and preparing meals and beverages other persons bound to do so by…
Saturday, 11 July 2020
Croatian Tourism Minister Cappelli Reassures Slovenian Tourists
ZAGREB, July 11, 2020 - Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Friday evening that Slovenian tourists did not need to worry about their arrivals in Croatia, particularly in the coastal Adriatic area where the epidemiological situation was good. Cappelli, who was in Croatia's delegation led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic for the talks with their Slovenian hosts in Otocec ob Krki on Friday, said that the meeting had also revolved around tourism-related issues against a backdrop of the epidemiological situation. "During the meeting in Slovenia we emphasised the importance of Slovenian visitors for the Croatian tourism industry. Currently, there are 92,000 Slovenians vacationing here, and…
Friday, 10 July 2020
Coronavirus Who? Foreign Tourists Continue to Descend on Istria
As Novac/Barbara Ban writes on the 8th of July, 2020, despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a breath of the tourist season is finally being felt in the popular Istrian city of Pula. The stormy weather that arrived recently drove most tourists off the beaches and they decided to finally go into the city. The main streets and the Forum were full of people, which is really unusual to see during the coronavirus crisis and gives encouragement to continue with 2020's otherwise enfeebled tourist season. Restaurants, bars and shops, as well as souvenir shops in the city centre, which had been…
