Travel

ZAGREB, May 25, 2020 - Over the weekend 133 hotels and 65 campsites have been opened, the Croatian Tourism Association said on Monday, adding that it was necessary to launch targeted promotional campaigns in key markets as soon as possible. "A good epidemiological situation is a basis for achieving results this year and we are among the best in Europe in that regard. We must use that to the maximum in the period ahead," HUT director Veljko Ostojic said, underlining the need to "intensively communicate with key markets to attract guests." He said it was necessary to finalise agreements simplifying…

May 25, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Zadar and Rijeka. Croatian Aviation reports that Serbia's national airline, Air Serbia, announced its preliminary flight schedule for June.  The Belgrade-Zagreb route is also in the adjusted flight schedule, which will be in traffic again from Tuesday, June 16. From that date, Air Serbia will fly to Zagreb 4 to 5 times a week through June, while from July, daily flights are announced. Reservations to other destinations in Croatia are possible as follows: Belgrade - Pula is announced 3 times…

May 25, 2020 - Following the #CroatiaLongDistanceLove campaign, the Croatian National Tourist Board launched a new communication platform titled 'Enjoy the view from Croatia' to promote Croatian tourism further. "Welcome to 'Enjoy the view from Croatia', where you can enjoy the countless unique beauties of Croatia in one place. The past months have been challenging. For the sake of each other, we stayed in our homes and thus showed togetherness. Although distant, here we are together, united in love for the crystal-blue Adriatic, sun-soaked beaches, centuries-old customs, and cheerful people who make every holiday special. Let's forget about the worries. Let's…

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes on the 25th of May, 2020, tourist vouchers that are being introduced to encourage domestic tourist spending, or are just being considered, could partly encourage domestic tourist traffic and local consumption, and make it easier for travellers looking for a holiday. But will such moves be enough to rescue Croatian tourism this year? Certainly, the voucher system will have a different effect depending on the country in which it is introduced, and these subsidies will hardly "save" the tourist season and make a significant difference in small countries and for those whose tourism has always…

May 25, 2020 - A favorable epidemiological picture is bringing tourists back to Croatia. There are currently about 22,000 of them in the country - half are domestic guests, and of the foreign ones - most are Slovenes, but also Germans. Dnevnik.hr reports that in Croatia, they say, they feel safe. A pleasant temperature just above 20 degrees, swimming pools, and good company are the only things that Germans need for a vacation in Croatia. But to get here, they still needed more paperwork than in previous years. “At all borders, we had to show our reservations, passports and phone numbers,”…

Zadar Port's coverage is set to cover a wider maritime area as a new high-speed line which will transport passengers along the Zadar-Preko (Ugljan) route is prepared for introduction. You might look at the idea of life on a quiet, idyllic Croatian island as the absolute epitome of bliss. With a daily view of the sparkling Adriatic sea and stunning scenery at your fingertips, it's hard to think of it in any other way from afar. You'd be right in some aspects, but every rose has its thorn and when it comes to these little pieces of paradise dotted along…

As Morski writes on the 24th of May, 2020, the wildly popular Balearic islands which belong to Spain are losing foreign guests rapidly in terms of nautical tourism due to the ongoing coronavirus epidemic and Spain's unfavourable epidemiological picture. Instead, those nautical tourists are sailing here to Croatia, where there are no strict measures to control the infection in place anymore, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo writes. In an article entitled "Croatia is fishing in the waters of the Balearic islands", El Mundo points out that some multinational companies are moving their fleets to the Croatian coast, which is also…

May 24, 2020 - German tourist are desperate to come, Croatian tourism is desperate to welcome them. A prime time German TV feature follows a journalist coming on holiday to Croatia.  We live in the Information Age, and yet there is very little information - at least accurate information - about the current travel situation in Europe.  People want to go on holiday but do not know if they will be subjected to quarantine rules, and a host of other uncertainties.  The German market is a natural fit for Croatia. No planes need to be involved, simply drive to the…

May 24, 2020 - The world has changed, and so has destination promotion. Meet One Minute Ludbreg, a low-budget video project to make a destination's attractions virtually available in one place.  It would be wrong to assume that all local tourist boards are the same in Croatia, and some are working very hard to promote their destinations. You can get an idea of who in the coming weeks from our new Virtual Croatia page, which is the result of an offer of a free promotional article putting all the destination's virtual tools in one place for the first time. So…

May 24, 2020 - Croatia Airlines CEO Jasmin Bajic spoke to “AirInsight” about how the national carrier plans to recover from the effects of COVID-19. Namely, Ex Yu Aviation reports that Croatia Airlines should recover from the effects of the pandemic by 2022, and that it would better position itself in new markets.  “Being a small airline may be an advantage to surviving the global turmoil - we can be more flexible during this time and more daring in seizing any new opportunity on the market. There is a downside as well - there are fewer means for investment compared to the…