Travel

May 18, 2020 — The Croatian government hopes travel-hungry Croats and foreigners within driving distance will salvage what’s left of its summer tourism. But where does that leave Dubrovnik, a destination dependent on flights and cruise ships? Over 14,000 travelers entered Croatia since its borders opened on May 9. Locals flocked to destinations like Plitvice Lakes National Park, exploiting a lack of tourists to monopolize the bucolic waterfalls. Dubrovnik, meanwhile, sat empty.  Not because of the coronavirus. It’s been 11 days since the city’s most recent infection.  One can’t blame a lack of investment either, which keeps rolling in. The…

May 18, 2020 - Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has made additional changes to its summer flight schedule and significantly reduced the number of departures to destinations in Croatia. Namely, Croatian Aviation reports that as of July 1, the airline will fly again with only 40% of planned flights. The schedule is as follows: Pula Airport Pula - Brussels: from July 6, once a week, from August 3, twice a week (previously planned from May 8),Pula - London: from July 2, twice a week (previously planned from May 10, three times a week),Pula - Berlin: from July 4, once a week (previously planned…

 May 17, 2020 - In the absence of clear travel information, TCN visits the Croatia Slovenia border to find who is - and who is not - allowed to cross the border into Croatia. It was an illuminating visit.   Are Croatia's borders open or not? If yes, who can cross them, and under what circumstances? With so many tourists wanting to come, can they jump in the car and come? After Croatia led the world in clear communication on the health aspects of the corona threat, that clarity seems a distant memory. Stories of foreign tourists entering the country are…

May 17, 2020 - After news this week that Croatia Airlines would reduce the frequency of its domestic flights, the national carrier announced plans to expand its international network.  Croatia Airlines resumed its domestic flights on May 11, with two daily services from Zagreb to both Dubrovnik and Split. Though, not even one week later, and due to the lack of demand, the airline was forced to reduce the service and instead operate with a triangle routing Zagreb - Split - Dubrovnik - Zagreb.  However, that hasn’t stopped the airline from reinstating its international network. Namely, Ex Yu Aviation reports that…

May 17, 2020 - There are currently 11 Nature Parks and 8 National Parks in Croatia, though that number could soon increase with the Dinara Nature Park.  Namely, HRTurizam reports that the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Energy sent the Proposal of the Law on the Proclamation of the Dinara Nature Park for consultation with the interested public through the e-Consultation portal. This would thus protect the Dinara massif (Dinara, Troglav and Kamešnica), the source part and the upper course of the Cetina river and karst fields (Hrvatačko, Paško and Vrličko) along the Cetina in the category of a nature…

What will the beaches this summer in Croatia look like? If things don't change again, they'll look very different indeed... As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 15th of May, 2020, the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) recently issued recommendations for swimming in the sea, swimming pools and in inland waters during the coronavirus epidemic, with the maximum number of people on the beaches limited to 15 on an area of ​​100 square metres, according to Dalmacija Danas. "As far as swimming in the sea and freshwater bathing areas is concerned, the maximum number of persons who are allowed to…

What will the future hold for the already enfeebled national carrier, Croatia Airlines? Long before the coronavirus outbreak occurred and created a whole host of issues, Croatia Airlines has been struggling. The search for a strategic partner bore no fruit, and the last thing the airline needed was a global pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc with the global travel industry. With countries having closed their borders in an attempt to slow down the spread of the new virus (COVID-19), countries which rely heavily on the revenue generated by tourism have been biting their nails, hoping for the epidemiological…

May 16, 2020 - Eurowings is among the first to announce the return of flights after a long hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. And as Croatian Aviation (CA) reveals, the airline has decided to launch certain international routes to destinations in Croatia. Namely, as Croatian Aviation exclusively finds out, Eurowings has decided to launch certain international lines to destinations in Croatia.  You can see the schedule provided by Croatian Aviation below: The Cologne - Zagreb line operates twice a week, and in the following period, it will be reduced to once a week. The Cologne - Zadar line is introduced once…

ZAGREB, May 15, 2020 - The national civil protection authority has decided to lift restrictions as of May 18 on public coastal liner transport, which will enable the restoration of the sailing schedule. Interior Minister Davor Bozinovic said on Friday this decision put out of force decisions on the extraordinary Olib-Silba-Premuda-Zadar line, which was introduced to supply islands, and the extraordinary Zadar-Ancona freight ferry line. Asked by the press if the government would be responsible in case of layoffs, as warned by the Croatian Employers Association on Thursday, he said this was not in the Interior Ministry's remit and that if the…

ZAGREB, May 15, 2020 - The Slovenian government's decision to declare the end of the COVID-19 epidemic has surprised many, and the government spokesman said on Friday that the decision was based, among other things, on the improved situation in Europe and dialogue between Slovenian and Croatian epidemiologists. On Thursday evening, the government led by Prime Minister Janez Jansa also decided that citizens and residents of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA) are free to cross into Slovenia provided that they did not stay outside Europe in the last 14 days. Restrictions for third-country citizens remain in place. Third-country…