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March 11, 2020 - The City of Dubrovnik is monitoring the development of the situation and is looking at the effects that the spread of the virus has on the local economy, which relies mainly on tourism. Dalmacija Danas reports that Dubrovnik Mayor Mato Frankovic and his associates held a meeting with Dubrovnik Tourist Board Director Ana Hrnic, members of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board Tourism Council and representatives of tourism-related professional associations on Tuesday, followed by a press conference to draw conclusions about the impact of the coronavirus in tourism as the most important economic branch in the Dubrovnik area.…

March 9, 2020 – The promotional film “Rijeka - I Miss You” took second place at the 20th anniversary festival of The Golden City Gate in Berlin, the Rijeka Tourist Board reported on Monday. Normally, awards are handed out at this festival as part of the ITB World Tourism Exchange in Berlin, but as ITB was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, so was the award ceremony, according to Novi List. Second Prize in ‘City International’ Category The promotional film received second prize in the "City International" category among promotional films at the Golden City Gate competitions. A large…

March 9, 2020 - Ploce, Vrgorac, and Pojezerje have joined forces to develop cycling tourism in the karst Vrgorac Field.  HRTurizam reports that the agreement between the City of Vrgorac, the City of Ploce and the Municipality of Pojezerje initiated a joint project to develop the Vrgorsko Polje (Vrgorac Field) site into a sustainable micro-cycling tourism destination called ‘Polje Jezero’. Tourism valorisation of this valuable agricultural area is possible only through sustainable forms of tourism, and cycling tourism is one of the most viable segments of the tourism industry, as cycling tourists are looking for preserved spaces and authentic local…

Article update - TCN is putting out a daily update on the coronavirus situation in Croatia, with an updated corona map. See the latest update here. March 9, 2020 - As COVID-19 puts northern Italy in lockdown, how are things in Croatia as the tourism season approaches? A corona map of Croatia of the few cases in relation to the tourist areas.  The most searched country of 2018, according to Google, was Croatia, as 'where is Croatia' search terms went through the roof in the wake of the World Cup success of the national team in Russia.  it is a…

March 9, 2020 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb Airports.  After Korean Air, who postponed seasonal flights between Seoul and Zagreb from March 31 until April 23, Qatar Airways and Emirates have also reduced their operations to Zagreb due to the coronavirus outbreak, reports Ex Yu Aviation. Beginning this week, Qatar Airways will reduce its daily services between Doha and Zagreb to twelve flights per week. Namely, Qatar Airways will no longer operate a second flight on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until the start of the 2020 summer season, or March 29.…

Rijeka tourism is booming, and this often overlooked Croatian city, known for its industrial past and perhaps what's most interesting of all, the invention of the torpedo, is experiencing a great start to 2020. Rijeka isn't always that high on the lists of foreign tourists keen to explore Croatia. With central and southern Dalmatian cities like Split and Dubrovnik always firmly placed, sometimes even Zagreb doesn't get a look in. Things appear to be changing, however, now that the city that flows in the Northern Adriatic area of the country has taken the European Capital of Culture Title for 2020.…

March 8, 2020 - As airlines announce many flight cancellations due to the coronavirus, how is Croatia affected with the crucial tourism season about to start? Some hints from the Ryanair Croatia booking engine.   A lot of people have contacted me recently asking me to write something about coronavirus and the upcoming tourist season in Croatia. This is a very sensitive time, with so many rumours, theories and panic due to the coronavirus, and I am aware that the information put out by this portal is widely read these days, and it therefore comes with a responsibility.  Regarding coronavirus, I…

March 6, 2020 - Meet Veli Kamik, a small rock in a divine spot with quite a history on Hvar's southern shore - and an increasingly popular wedding destination.  When I first bought a house on Hvar back in 2002, I had only heard of the island for the first time three days before. I moved to Jelsa and slowly started to discover that I really had found Paradise on Earth.  There was very little information available at that time about destinations, and so each new trip was a genuine discovery. I was particularly fascinated by going to the south…

March 6, 2020 - At the regular daily coronavirus press conference of the Civil Protection Staff, which began at 16:00 CET, the Croatia Tourism Minister announced a tourism promotion for Croatian citizens called “A week of rest is worthwhile” (Tjedan odmora vrijedan). The promotion will offer Croatian citizens a 50 percent discount on domestic tourist services from more than 100 participants. *Follow this article for live updates and this page for updates from Total Croatia News on the coronavirus in Croatia. An archive of updates can be found here. Contact numbers for epidemiologists, travel advisories and measures for preventing the spread of…

Dubrovnik, Croatia, March 5, 2020 - EPIC 2020. Europe's first patient experience and innovation congress has been postponed as a precaution due to the coronavirus.  It was - and will be - one of the best health tourism conferences on the calendar, with an A-list set of speakers due to appear in Dubrovnik from the very top of the healthcare industry. Collaborative international presenter Cleveland Clinic, one of the biggest names in healthcare, had no less than 5 speakers heading to Croatia, Mayo Clinic had three, with other speakers including senior representatives from the Disney Institute, Cisco and the editor…