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November 15, 2019 - We here at Total Croatia News have showered Divota Apartment Hotel with praise since the very beginning, and it’s not hard to see why. A traveler favorite and top choice on TripAdvisor over the years, Divota truly is one of Split’s brightest sparks.  However, this integrated boutique hotel is using its success to turn a new leaf in 2020 with the introduction of Tibetan wellness practices, many of which will be new experiences to the Dalmatian capital.  Divota has been using energy work in their spa and their general company culture for the last few years, which…

Diving tourism in Istria resulted in 200,000 overnight stays and has become a strong motivator for visiting the peninsula. According to Barbara Ban/Novac/JutarnjiList on November 14, 2019; as many as 200,000 overnight stays were recorded this year in Istria by tourists who came for one reason: diving. This number was reported at a meeting of the Diving Tourism Professionals Group at Croatian Chamber of Commerce in Pula on Wednesday. However, this figure does not include the number of day visits, which is very high during diving season, which lasts about six months. - There are numerous diving centers operating throughout…

November 15, 2019 - Sveti Martin na Muri is the new national European Destination of Excellence (EDEN) in the field of wellness and well-being tourism.  HRTurizam reports that this prestigious title, which has been awarded by the European Commission since 2006, was awarded to Sveti Martin na Muri in Ilok, the city which, with Vukovar and Vučedol, was the national EDEN winner for 2016/2017 on the topic of cultural tourism. In addition to the winning destination, four finalists, famous destinations for health and wellness tourism - Stubičke Toplice, Daruvar, Tuheljske Toplice and Krapinske Toplice - were presented at the ceremony held…

November 14, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, and Zadar.  Ex Yu Aviation reports that low-cost carrier Eurowings will discontinue services from Berlin and Dusseldorf to Zagreb at the end of March next year, namely on March 28, 2020. In the past, Eurowings has complained about Zagreb Airport's significantly high airport fees, which is tough for low-cost carriers. With no competition on these two routes, Zagreb will no longer be linked to the German capital. However, operations from Cologne and Stuttgart and their seasonal summer service to…

As Novac writes on the 12th of November, 2019, there have never been better figures for the tourist season for the island of Vir. With 127,085 overnight stays realised in October alone, it outshone many other destinations across the country. The total tourist turnover in overnight stays in the period from January the 1st to the end of October saw the island of Vir acheive 2,587,930 overnight stays in total, finishing in seventh place in the list of Croatia's top 10 destinations for 2019. Dubrovnik achieved better results in October with the figure of 407,722, Zagreb with 234,703 and Split…

ZAGREB, November 12, 2019 - The national flag carrier Croatia Airlines on Tuesday recorded its forty millionth passenger, Ivanka Čandrlić, who arrived at Zagreb Airport aboard a Croatia Airlines flight from Frankfurt. "We are very pleased to welcome our forty millionth passenger in the year when we celebrate the company's 30th anniversary. Additionally, symbolic is the fact that the forty millionth passenger was recorded on a flight which was our first international flight in 1992," said Croatia Airlines Management Board chair Jasmin Bajić. Asked to comment on the future of Croatia Airlines, considering that three scenarios have been mentioned in…

November 12, 2019 - Aminess Grand Azur Hotel in Orebic has received the prestigious Travelife Gold certification, one of the most esteemed awards for sustainable tourism businesses, which confirms that the hotel adheres to the strictest ethical and environmental standards in its operations. HRTurizam writes that Travelife is an international certification system that promotes sustainability within the tourism industry, which is an essential segment of tourism, helping to preserve the unique natural and cultural features of the destination. Protecting the environment, animals and biodiversity, local culture and heritage, relationships with the community and employees, and support for the local economy…

November 12, 2019 - More than 600 participants, including more than 300 students from tourism and hospitality schools in 29 European countries, are in Split for the AEHT Annual Conference. Across five days at the Le Meridien Lav hotel, they will compete in 10 professional categories, seven in the field of gastronomy, service, and bars, and three in the hotel and tourism industry. Dalmatinski Portal reports that for the 32nd year in a row, the European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools affirm its fundamental European values, in addition to education and teamwork, multiculturalism, and embracing diversity. The reason is…

November 12, 2019 - Last weekend, Parks and Greenery employees pulled out three truckloads of vegetation from inside the Fantazija Quarry in Rovinj, a natural geological monument that has been overrun by branches, deep roots, and leaves over the years. Namely, Glas Istre explains that Fantazija Quarry is a unique example of the sedimentology of carbonate rocks in the world. Fifteen green workers extracted three rounds of wild plants or 36 cubic meters from the quarry itself during the two-day operation, thus clearing the surrounding green areas and inaccessible terrain, confirmed the manager of Parks and Greenery, Barbara Matošović Talajić.…

ZAGREB, November 11, 2019 - Over the first nine months of 2019, foreign cruise ships accounted for 567 journeys in Croatia's Adriatic Sea, 2.3% more than at the same time in 2018, bringing 885,000 passengers (+6.1%), according to the national statistical office. In said period, 62 cruise ships docked in Croatian ports, two less than in the first nine months of 2018, and their passengers stayed in Croatia for a total of 1,137 days. The ships came from ten countries. The highest number of cruises was realised by vessels under the flag of Malta (164), bringing 215,800 passengers. Ships sailing…