Travel

February 23, 2020 - One of the great gourmet festivals returns for its third edition. If you are a foodie, don't miss the Korculanske Pjatance Spring Food and Wine Festival.  I do feel a little guilty having a secret love for Korcula, having lived on Hvar for so many years.  In my defence, I was initially seduced by the very best, as Korcula's most famous Brit and owner of luxury boutique hotel Lesic Dimitri invited me over for lunch one late August day. Conversation with Michael was as delightful as the Lesic fine dining, a selection of Grk and Posip,…

February 22, 2020 - Become one with the secrets of springtime and awaken your body and being to a whole new level this April at divota apartment hotel in Split.  divota apartment hotel, one of the most cherished accommodation offers in Split today, is turning a new leaf to wellness in 2020. With energy work already at the core of their company culture for years, divota apartment hotel is using the new year to offer unique wellness practices, many of which will be new experiences to the Dalmatian capital. In an effort to help guests live and lead a more…

February 22, 2020 -  The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) is presenting its tourist offer at the f.re.e fair in Munich, one of the most important fairs in the German market, from February 19 to 23. This year, Croatia expects a 3% increase from German tourists. HRTurizam reports that before the fair, a large tourist delegation from Central Dalmatia, namely 70 Alkars, Alka boys, and members of Sinj City Music, paraded in the very center of Marienplatz and delighted many passers-by in the Bavarian capital. HTZ Director Kristjan Stanicic is currently in Munich, meeting with Michael Hinterdobler, Bavarian Government envoy…

As Dora Koretic/Novac writes on the 20th of February, 2020, the Republic of Croatia should be richer for 2478 new hotel rooms over the next five years, but given the currently extremely low share of hotel accommodation in the Croatian tourism sector, as well as the goals we set for the Croatian tourism strategy, the news doesn't really provide much room for optimism. Statistics prepared and presented by Horwath HTL consultant partner Sinisa Topalovic recently as part of the Adria Hotel Forum showcase the current investor interest in investing in hotels in the region by 2025, and although Croatia is…

February 20,  2020 - Some very clever people from Cambridge University are coming to Kastela to help make it great again, including one young lady who Melinda Gates raves about. Can a few good men and women change a country? It is a question I am beginning to ask myself more and more.  Mate Rimac and his one-man car industry conquering the world is the obvious shining example of change, and if we could replicate that in every other sector, what a country Croatia would be.  But while there are few examples to match Rimac, there is plenty happening, with…

February 20, 2020 - This conceptual design transforms the Kanafar - Rovinj railway into bicycle-pedestrian infrastructure of great potential, which should connect the coast and the interior and, among other things, offer innovative and modern tourist facilities, relieve road traffic from cyclists, preserve the route and add accompanying technical and construction facilities as valuable industrial heritage.  Glas Istre reports that the conceptual design for the reconstruction and redevelopment of the old and abandoned Kanfanar - Rovinj railway line, which is 22 kilometers long, aroused great interest from those who had the opportunity to learn about the new project first-hand on…

February 19, 2020 - After a five-month break, Emirates and Korean Air will resume their seasonal services to Croatia next month.  Namely, Ex Yu Aviation reports that Emirates will once again fly to Zagreb on March 29, on the route that has been operated by Flydubai for the winter. Ex Yu Aviation adds that the Zagreb service was the first time these two airlines shared a single route.  "Zagreb is an example of how much our cooperation with Flydubai managed to improve our results. We served the route in winter with our Boeing 777 aircraft. However, it emerged that this…

February 18, 2020 - The European Tourism Commission (ETC) has approved co-financing a joint project by the Croatian National Tourist Board and the Slovenian Tourist Board for the promotional campaign "Croatia and Slovenia: Full of Ways to Feel and Explore”, to be implemented in the Australian market by November 2020. HRTurizam reports that the value and overall budget of the campaign is €200,000, half of which, ie, €100,000, is supported by the ETC. "The joint promotion of Croatia and Slovenia in distant markets, and especially the one that will be realized in the large Australian market, is a unique example…

February 17, 2020 - It is almost 450 years since the famous Peasants Revolt of 1573, but the memory and tradition live on each year in Donja Stubica.  In the mystery of the misty hills of Zagorje, last weekend, you could hear a strange noise. While one voice screams, "Bunaaa!" (The Revolt), hundreds of others reply, "Trajeee!" (lasts). All of that followed by the rattle of weapons. The place: Donja Stubica, Hrvatsko Zagorje. Year: 1573. Why does it matter? Croatians took the courage to confront the authorities. On the night of January 27-28, 1573, the famous Peasant Revolt led by…

February 17, 2020 - The first tourist guide for Croatia’s underwater cultural heritage has been presented in Split-Dalmatia County.  HRTurizam reports that "Underwater Heritage of Split-Dalmatia County” is the name of a new tourist guide presented by County prefect Blaženko Boban, Head of the Department of Tourism and Maritime Affairs Stipe Čogelj, and Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board director Josko Stella. The new guide was also presented by archaeologists Saša Denegri and Silva Kukoč, and Tea Katunarić Kirjakov, archeologist and art historian at the Art Academy of the University of Split. The project, funded by Split-Dalmatia County in the framework of…