Travel

As of the 11th of May, the popular FlixBus will be active on Croatian roads once again, connecting Zagreb, Varazdin, Zadar, Biograd na moru, Trogir and Split. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 7th of May, 2020, following the relaxation of the anti-epidemic measures put in place by the National Civil Protection Headquarters of the Republic of Croatia and the adoption of new measures, as well as new instructions on behaviour in public and inter-county passenger transport, FlixBus will return to Croatian roads in a few days. FlixBus will only be travelling within the borders of Croatia until further anti-epidemic…

May 7, 2020 - After her extensive coverage elsewhere in Croatia, TCN UNESCO correspondent Filipa Marusic returns home for her latest installment - the Historical Complex of Split with Palace of Diocletian. After all my UNESCO articles, I’m finally writing a piece about the heritage of my hometown Split. The article will take a look into a still standing culture with the history dating back to the 3rd century AD, which makes Split a city which is more than 1700 years old. The article will present all the heritage located in the old town in the centre of Split. The…

May 7, 2020 - Croatian media monitoring and analytics service Mediatoolkit with some very interesting research on interest in Croatia as a tourist destination this summer.   Recently, the BBC published an article about Greece and Croatia being two European countries that reacted swiftly and effectively to stop Coronavirus from spreading, which might lead to a successful tourist season as a reward.  These types of articles that present Croatia as a “Corona free” country that has the situation under control can be of great help in attracting tourists. Especially when published by prominent news outlets such as BBC. According to Mediatoolkit,…

Croatia currently has a very favourable epidemiological picture. The battle with coronavirus has gone well here, and the numbers of both those infected and those who have unfortunately died remain very small indeed. Croatia was praised by Oxford University for its stringent anti-epidemic measures, and with other European countries like the United Kingdom and Italy suffering horrifically, Croatia deserves praise. With that being said, can Croatia attract foreign tourists at all this season? More and more countries are leaning towards incentives to keep their nationals and residents within their country's borders and to take holidays and other leisure trips to…

May 7, 2020 - TCN Talks a video guide to the history, etiquette and secrets of the legendary Pitve Tunnel on Hvar, complete with its own Zlatan Otok wine cellar. One of the main fun experiences for tourists on the island of Hvar is the adrenaline run through the Pitve tunnel to the south side and Zavala. It is like no other tunnel you will find back at home...  The tunnel opened in 1963 when the Yugoslav army drilled through 1.4 km of rock to bring water to the south side of the island. It was a fairly crude effort,…

May 7, 2020 - Belgium VTM television and Paris-based fashion magazine Vogue have recommended Croatia as an ideal summer destination. The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) reports that one of the most-watched commercial Belgian television companies, VTM, published a two-minute bit in Tuesday evening's news highlighting Croatia as a "corona free" destination. The video states that some countries, such as Croatia, Greece and Portugal, have an excellent situation related to the coronavirus pandemic, which was accompanied by images of the Croatian coast and islands from the latest Croatian National Tourist Board communication concept #CroatiaLongDistanceLove. "Former Belgian Genk footballer Frane Bućan commented…

May 7, 2020 - Competition for post-corona tourists is going to be fierce. A look at how tourism countries are updating visitors on the latest travel situation so that they can play their trip. Oh dear, Croatia.  I am getting 30-40 emails a day from people asking for information about their summer holiday to Croatia. When will the borders be open? Is Ultra happening? When will flights restart? There is, many of them claim, very little information out there about the current situation in English. This surprised me, as if ever Croatia needed to keep people updated about the current…

ZAGREB, May 6, 2020 - Due to a major decline in turnover, the ZAIC consortium, which operates Zagreb Airport, has asked for and been granted a delay in the payment of a part of the concession fee due in April, Hina has learned from the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Ministry. The possibility of delaying the payment of the concession fee is provided for by the contract for the construction and operation of Zagreb Airport in cases of force majeur that have a significant impact on the concessionaire's cash flow and ability to meet financial obligations. Possible further deferrals will depend…

May 6, 2020 - So what is the latest Croatia COVID-19 travel advice? When will borders open, flights take off, and tourism finally begin? An overview of what we know at the moment. Can you travel to Croatia? Around Croatia? Is Croatia safer than other destinations? When will tourism start? Who can cross the border? With so many questions, so much uncertainty, and SO many people wanting to go on holiday and get tourism started, here is what we know today. The Croatian National Tourist Board official travel advice page The national tourist board has a page called Coronavirus 2019…

Coronavirus has seen Croatia close its borders to everyone except citizens and legal residents with addresses they can prove they have in the country. The tourist season is in question, and this segment is Croatia's strongest economic branch, accounting for almost 20 percent of GDP. While it is currently not possible for foreign tourists to visit, the Croatian Tourist Board has launched the #CroatiaLongDistanceLove campaign, which allows you to admire Croatia from afar until travel is made possible. As Morski writes on the 5th of May, 2020, the Tourist Board (HTZ) has prepared four new videos on the topic of Croatian…