Travel

June 2, 2020 - Forbes reveals that Cavtat, Zagreb and Rijeka are among the 20 best European destinations least affected by COVID-19, and thus safest for travel and tourism, according to European Best Destinations.  On May 28, Croatia fully opened its borders to Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, and Germany.  “According to our comparative analysis of the epidemiological situation, those are the countries with either similar progress as Croatia or the trends are such that we can adopt such a decision and enable the arrival of those countries’ citizens during the tourist season, with the appropriate epidemiological…

June 1, 2020 - The Croatian National Tourist Board is conducting a large promotional campaign titled 'The Vacation You Deserve Is Closer Than You Think' in seven European markets - Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Dalmatinski Portal writes that the campaign will be active during June and July, and is carried out by intensive advertising on Facebook and Instagram, advertising on YouTube, placing ads through the most-watched TV channels, most read portals and newspapers in each market and through outdoor advertising on billboards, city lights and digital panels. Promotional materials and ads created for advertising…

June 1, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik, Pula, Zadar, Rijeka. Croatian Aviation reports that German national airline Lufthansa has announced flights to a number of European destinations, and among others, the company will launch flights to Dubrovnik and Pula. From June 20, the company will fly from Frankfurt to Pula and Dubrovnik, only once a week, for now. For the latest travel info, bookmark our main travel info article, which is updated daily.  Join the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community. The Frankfurt - Dubrovnik line…

As Morski writes on the 31st of May, 2020, according to the recommendations provided by the magazine intended for the world's business elite, Ceoworld, the five luxury destinations this year which are the most attractive for the holidays of the rich and famous are Los Cabos in Mexico, Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, Aspen in Colorado, St. Moritz in Switzerland and Croatia's very own premier island of Hvar. According to the New York portal for the business elite, Hvar is in exclusive company with the Mexican ''Aquarium of the World'', a private island rented by British billionaire Richard…

May 31, 2020 - There is a LOT of confusion and misinformation about travel requirements to Croatia at the moment, and it hurting the tourism industry. It is possible to fix, one email at a time.  This is a year for first time experiences.  Yesterday, I wrote to a newspaper about an article correction for the first time in English (I tried last year in Croatia - unsuccessfully -  with Slobodna Dalmacija after some naughty local official tried - and continues to try - to slander me, but that's another story).  The email was to the digital editor of The…

May 31, 2020 - Accurate travel info is hard to find at the moment, but the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community is answering many tourists' questions - such as 'can you drive from Holland to Croatia?' A Dutch national speaks.  Driving across Europe to Croatia? Is it even possible? It seems that it is. I am very grateful to Dutch national Enrico from the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community for sharing his experiences. In his own words: Just to inform people from Holland. I am a Dutch national with a Dutch passport. Yesterday we (my girlfriend and I)…

July 1 update: Please follow Can Americans Visit Croatia after July 1, 2020 EU Border Update to find the latest info.   European Union isn’t likely to blacklist U.S. travelers (Washington Post June 22) EU May Bar American Travelers as It Reopens Borders, Citing Failures on Virus (New York Times June 22) For the latest travel info, bookmark our main travel info article, which is updated daily.  Read the Croatian Travel Update in your language - now available in 24 languages Join the Total Croatia Travel INFO Viber community. June 23 update: Please follow Can Americans Visit Croatia Now? Rules, Tips and…

May 31, 2020 — While most fret if a summer season will even happen, clothing-optional tourism saw its first influx of guests at the FKK Sovinje camp in Tkon, on the island of Pašman. It's also one of the few branches of tourism still drawing investments and improvements. "Our first guests are naturists from Austria and Germany and from Slovenia," Marija Ugrinić, head of FKK Sovinje, told Zadarski List. Despite the coronavirus epidemic and adherence to hygiene measures, the atmosphere is calm, she said, and people are behaving like all previous, "normal" years. "The guests in the FKK Sovinje auto…

ZAGREB, May 31, 2020 - Spanish airlines Iberia and Vueling said last Thursday that as of July 1 they would be flying again from Madrid and Barcelona to some foreign destinations, including Split and Dubrovnik, after the flights had been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Since a state of emergency was declared in Spain on March 14, Iberia has been operating foreign flights to London and Paris only, so that passengers could reach their destinations in cases of emergency. Traveling for tourism purposes is prohibited, and documents and certificates of the rare foreign passengers at airports are checked by border police.…

May 31, 2020 - Great news for British tourists wanting to visit Croatia this summer - work is ongoing to establish an air bridge from the UK to Croatia, with no self-isolation requirement on return.  TCN recently launched a Viber community called Total Croatia Travel INFO in an attempt to bring more clarity to the current chaotic travel information. The response has been outstanding, with community members contributing their own experiences, which has enabled us  to build a clearer picture for all. You can join the community here and get your questions answered in real time (you will need to…