Travel
Friday, 8 November 2019
Flights to Croatia: Swiss Ends Summer Zagreb Service, JetTime and TUI Launch New Lines to Split
November 8, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Split, Pula, and Zadar. Ex Yu Aviation announced that Swiss International Air Lines would stop its seasonal summer service to Zagreb. “Swiss regularly reviews its route network for possible adjustments and its further development, to ensure that its aircraft fleet is deployed on it as effectively as possible. The prime considerations in these activities include current demand, the development potential offered by individual routes and the competitive landscape. As part of these ongoing endeavors to optimize our route network as a…
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Golf Tourism In Croatia: Are We Expecting Tourists To Come Over And Play?
November 7, 2019 - Croatia is home to the 2018 World Cup runner up team captained by the ageless Luka Modric. Hoisting the banner through their miraculous 2018 run was only one of many opportunities for free publicity. Shows like Game of Thrones recognized the natural countryside beauty and feature the rolling hills of Croatia. In 2013, Croatia had put a plan in place to build 30 golf courses by 2020. This is an attempt to bring Croatia back into the global golf market. Tourism on the Rise With deliberate enhancements focusing on boosting Croatia’s tourism have worked, growing the…
Thursday, 7 November 2019
One of World's Largest Music Festivals Coming to Pula? TZ Istria Director Optimistic
November 7, 2019 - Over the last 15 years, Tomorrowland has grown to be one of the world's largest and most notable music festivals - and we might see a version of it in Pula in the future. Next to the Pula Arena, one might say that some of the most recognizable products of the town are its music festivals - Outlook and Dimensions. Sadly, 2019 was the final year that Outlook and Dimensions festivals would be held in Pula after they announced a relocation to Sibenik in 2020. The departure of Outlook and Dimensions was expected to be a considerable…
Thursday, 7 November 2019
Flights to Croatia: Ryanair Returning to Osijek in 2020?
November 7, 2019 - Ryanair could reopen their connection to Osijek, with plans to bring about five thousand passengers to Slavonia next year. This was said on Tuesday at the WTM World Tourism Exchange in London after Croatian Tourist Board Director Kristjan Stanicic and Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli met with representatives of the low-cost airline, reports Novac.hr. Namely, they discussed joint promotional projects that Ryanair would promote Croatian destinations and bring more guests to the airports to which it has flown so far, i.e., Pula, Zadar and Rijeka. Still, the minister made it clear to them that Croatia intends to…
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
The Guardian Praises Istrian Peninsula: This is Tuscany for Millennials
The respected British newspaper, The Guardian, usually has many fine things to say about all regions of Croatia it discovers, and the gorgeous Istrian peninsula is now taking the limelight, with a journalist from The Guardian referring to it as the Tuscany of the millennials. As Novac writes on the 6th of November, 2019, the Istrian peninsula, a picturesque and very affordable corner of Croatia, could become the new Tuscany, writes journalist Eva Wiseman, putting the question of whether Istria is the ''perfect holiday'' destination. Visiting Istrian cities like Rovinj, Pula and Buzet, the British journalist concluded in an article…
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
Emirates Looking to Develop Zagreb Service, Closely Monitoring Dubrovnik
November 6, 2019 - Emirates’ Senior Vice President for Commercial Operations in Europe, Thierry Aucoc, talks about the potential of the service to Zagreb and further developing Croatia in the future. Emirates launched a daily service to the Croatian capital from Dubai back in June 2017, which worked from May 31 to the end of October this year. The winter timetable on this service is operated by Emirates' partner flydubai, which reduced the number of flights this winter from seven to four per week on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. However, during the Christmas and New Year holidays, flydubai will increase…
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Golf in Zagreb? Bring Your Own Clubs, Kilts, Whisky and Bagpipes
November 5, 2019 - The Kings of Accidental Tourism may not know how to develop golf tourism, but how about these chaps? Meet golf in Zagreb with a Scottish twist, complete with kilts, bagpipes and a wee dram or three of whisky. Life is utterly superb at the moment, and for the many people who ask me how I can live in Croatia when so many are leaving, my genuine reply is - how could you possibly live anywhere else? This country goes from the surreal to the sublime, and the gods are dealing some particularly random cards in recent…
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Lonely Planet Proclaims Kvarner Best International Destination for 2020
As Novac/Lea Balenovic writes on the 5th of November, 2019, at one of the world's largest tourism fairs which is currently being held in London, Kvarner was named the Best Travel Destination for 2020. In addition to that flattering title given to it by the Lonely Planet tourism magazine, it has been highlighted as a must go destination and listed among the Top 10 regions of the world. Tom Hall, Vice President of Lonely Planet, found Kvarner worthy of such a high level of recognition in the fact that "Kvarner is a fantastic region where tourists have a lot to…
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Croatia Expects Same Number of Tourists from UK Market in 2020
ZAGREB, November 5, 2019 - Regardless of the outcome of Brexit, the current announcements from British market partners show that the number of British tourists visiting Croatia in 2020 could be the same as this year and anything more would be a step forward, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli said on Monday, the first day of the World Travel Market in London. The 40th WTM is taking place on November 4-6 and the first day focused on Brexit, its uncertain outcome and its possible consequences for tourism in the UK and the many countries Britons visit. "Croatia is an already recognisable…
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board Attending World Travel Market in London
November 5, 2019 - The World Travel Market, which takes place in London from November 4 to 6, is one of the world's most important trade fairs. This year, among the hundreds of booths showcasing tourist destinations, you'll find the Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board, who is participating for the first time with their own booth. With this appearance at the World Travel Market (WTM), the official fair promotion of the Split-Dalmatia County tourist offer begins. Dalmatinski Portal and TZ Split-Dalmatia County report that the Split-Dalmatia Tourist Board is presenting its tourist offer with four cluster info-desks, and has provided the county's…
Monday, 4 November 2019
Parking at Zagreb Airport Sixteenth Most Expensive in EU
As Novac/Dora Koretic writes on the 4th of November, 2019, while this amount may be quite a lot for the average person on a Croatian wage, the statistics actually show that the 27 kuna per hour price tag which is paid for parking at Zagreb Airport is actually one of the cheaper ones when it comes to European Union airports. Namely, the website www.taxi2airport.com has made a list of 28 European Union capitals and listed the cost of parking within their airports, and it shows that Zagreb Airport is around the middle. With a parking price of 3.63 euros per…
