Travel
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Motovun Named Second-best Wine Tourism Destination in Europe
October 26, 2019 - The European Cultural Tourism Network named Motovun the second-best European destination for sustainable cultural tourism in the wine tourism category. Motovun is thus positioned between two renowned French wine destinations, behind the first-placed Loire Valley and ahead of the third-placed Pays d 'Armagnac. Glas Istre writes that the official proclamation of the best European destinations for sustainable cultural tourism in different categories was held in Granada, Spain, where Motovun also received the European Iter Vitis Award. The applications were evaluated by a jury of experts from several European countries, nominated by the organizers - European Network…
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Flights to Croatia: Volotea from Palermo to Dubrovnik, TUI from Brussels to Pula
October 26, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Dubrovnik and Pula. Avio Radar reports that Spanish low-cost carrier Volotea announced yet another new route to Croatia in their 2020 summer flight schedule, this time from Sicily to Dubrovnik. The new Palermo-Dubrovnik line will operate once a week, on Wednesdays, from July 8 to August 26, 2020. A Boeing 717 aircraft is expected to service this line. At the same time, the Dubrovnik-Bari line has been strengthened. In addition to one flight per week on Wednesdays, Volotea will add another trip…
Friday, 25 October 2019
Tourism Turnover Surpasses Stats for Entire 2018
ZAGREB, October 25, 2019 - The Croatian National Tourism Board (HTZ) on Friday informed that Croatia has already generated a tourist turnover so far this year which is equal to the figures for the entire year last year. Thus 19.7 million arrivals and 106.2 million bed nights have been recorded year to date. According to data kept by the eVisitor, the number of arrivals is up 5% and there are 106.2 million bed nights or 2% more than for the entire year last year. Last year there were 19.7 million arrivals all up and 106.1 million bed nights. The most…
Friday, 25 October 2019
36 Hours in Rijeka with The New York Times
October 25, 2019 - The New York Times' Alex Crevar reveals all about his 36-hour trip to Rijeka. "If the coastal regions of Croatia have become tourist stars, then Rijeka, a working-class port city in the Adriatic, is grossly underestimated. It came as a surprise, then, that this city, whose outline combines the Habsburg decadence with the cranes of the shipyard, was proclaimed the European Capital of Culture for 2020 over other Croatian candidates like Dubrovnik and Split,” writes The New York Times in their Rijeka report. "36 Hours in Rijeka" covered almost every corner of the city through the eyes…
Friday, 25 October 2019
Vucedol Era: When Eastern Croatian Settlements Most Important in All Europe
October 24, 2019 - One of the greatest archaeological treasures of South-East Europe lies on the banks of the Danube in eastern Croatia, as it has for more than 5,000 years. Meet Vucedol. Have you heard of Vucedol? And if you have, do you now what it is exaclty? A town, a village, a region, a culture, a people? Perhaps you are like me and had heard of Vudecol, knew that it had something to do with an ancient civilisation close to the Danube, and that there was a museum somewhere out there in eastern Croatia. It was time to…
Thursday, 24 October 2019
Flights to Croatia: Lauda from Vienna to Zadar, Volotea from Toulouse to Dubrovnik
October. 24, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zadar and Dubrovnik. Avio Radar reports that Austrian low-cost carrier Lauda announced the introduction of a new route from Vienna to Zadar as part of their 2020 flight schedule. The line will begin operations from March 20, 2020, with three flights a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. An Airbus A320 will fly on this route. This is the second new Lauda line to Croatia in their 2020 flight schedule after the Vienna-Dubrovnik route was added. It is also interesting to note…
Thursday, 24 October 2019
Split Tourist Board Looks to San Sebastian Model for 365 Tourism
October 24, 2019 - The Split Tourist Board is looking at the model of San Sebastian, Spain, to develop 365 tourism in the city. Organized by the Split Tourist Board, Dalmatinski Portal reports that representatives of private renters, hoteliers, travel agencies, camps and museums visited tourism representatives in the city of San Sebastian, Spain, where they exchanged their experiences of managing a tourist destination that successfully realized year-round tourism. The Donostia - San Sebastian Tourism Organization prepared a series of presentations for the Split representatives for them to get acquainted with the products of the city and the wider region.…
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Camps in Croatia Rated Second-best in Europe by ADAC
October 23, 2019 - Camps in Croatia have been named the second-best in Europe, just behind the Netherlands, according to the German ADAC. T.portal writes that the aim is to become the leading camping destination in Europe, which was concluded at the 13th Croatian Camping Congress held in Sveti Martin na Muri, organized by the Croatian Camping Union (KUH), the association said. The Congress was inaugurated by Minister of Tourism Gari Cappelli and was attended by Sandra Herman, Deputy Mayor of Međimurje County and Rudi Grula, Head of the Tourist Board of Međimurje County. “Investing in the quality of the…
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
Are You Interested in a Career in Croatia? Read Sidney’s Story
Beautiful nature and a pleasant climate, rich and varied gastronomy, nice local customs and life’s little pleasures such as the habit of drinking coffee in the afternoon, and above all cordial and hospitable people, are just some of the reasons why it is very easy to fall in love with Croatia. It gets even better if you find a great job that you are comfortable with. Sidney Lukas Zivko who moved from Germany to Novigrad a year and a half ago has all of this. In addition to living in beautiful Istria, he soon found a job at the Valamar…
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
ACI Marinas Report 33.7 Million Kuna Profit
ZAGREB, October 23, 2019 - In the first nine months of 2019, the Croatian ACI chain of marinas earned a net profit of 33.7 million kuna, 5.7 million or 14.6% less than in the same period of 2018, shows the company's financial report. Most of the profit, in the amount of 32.5 million kuna, was generated in July, August and September, during the peak tourist season. Compared to the same period of last year, this was a drop of 5.7 million kuna or 14.9%. The marina operator's revenues in the first nine months totalled 186.4 million kuna, 8.2 million kuna…
Wednesday, 23 October 2019
HeadOnEast: How to Make the Most from a Weekend in Eastern Croatia
October 23, 2019 - Even for many Croatian residents, eastern Croatia is a relatively unknown destination, so what is there to explore in a weekend? TCN decided to HeadOnEast on a family road trip to find out. We had been discussing a weekend in Budapest or Vienna. That is one of the great advantages of living in Varazdin - there is so much that is in driving distance. But in the end, we made a family decision to go in an entirely different direction for a weekend of family discovery - Slavonia. The initial publicity from the HeadOnEast - Hedonist@Slavonija has…
