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October 4, 2019 - The Dubrovnik-Neretva County Tourist Board's promotional film Dubrovnik Riviera has been shortlisted for the best tourism video in the world. HRTurizam writes that the four-minute film blends authentic gastronomy, the magical beaches of the islands, natural beauty, wine, sports and recreation, entertainment, cultural and historical heritage, and all the amenities of a destination that are recognized by many tourists of all generations. Each aspect has been harmoniously intertwined, conceived together by Balduci film and the Tourist Board of Dubrovnik-Neretva County. Dubrovnik Riviera - Festival Version from Filmservice International on Vimeo. Voting is open until 25 October…

October 3, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Rijeka, and Zadar.  After Korean Air announced they would reduce the capacity between Seoul and Zagreb this winter, operating three weekly services on the 218-seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft, the airline has instead decided to discontinue the service this winter. Namely, Avio Radar and Ex Yu Aviation report that the Seoul-Zagreb service will not run this winter, though services will resume on April 1, 2020. As reported, the service will run between the two capitals only until November 29, 2019. Tickets sales…

As Morski writes on the 3rd of October, 2019, from Friday the 4th of October, 2019 until June the 1st, 2020, the ferry section of the port Silba (Žalić) will be closed for all maritime traffic due to the works on coastal rehabilitation. According to the information available, this means that there will be no ferry connections for Silba for the next eight months and that the connection to the mainland will be maintained by catamaran lines alone, according to HRT Radio Zadar. Friday, October the 4th is therefore the last day the ferry will be able to dock at…

ZAGREB, October 3, 2019 - Croatia's five Slavonian counties want to develop tourism, they invest in tourism and other infrastructure and in specific types of services, and they have been recording increases in visits, it was said at an event marking the start of Croatian Tourism Days in the eastern town of Vukovar on Wednesday. The heads and deputy heads of the five Slavonian counties attending the event expressed confidence that tourism could be a lever of development of the entire region, notably its economy. Croatian Tourism Days will be taking place in the five counties on October 2-4, with…

October 2, 2019 - Medjimurje, Varazdin, and Koprivnica-Krizevci Counties will be the leaders of integrated passenger transport in Croatia.  HRTurizam reports that in cooperation with the Varazdin, Medjimurje and Koprivnica-Krizevci counties and Croatian Railroads (HZ), and as part of the "Integrated Passenger Transport (IPP)" project by the Railway Association, an agreement was signed at the beginning of the year for the "Integrated Passenger Transport Master Plan". With this agreement, HZ Passenger Transport and the three northern counties begin active cooperation in the implementation of measures that will, in the long run, result in establishing integrated passenger transport throughout the three counties.…

October 1, 2019 - Jadrolinija updated the timetable for the winter on the first day of October. Morksi.hr reports that off-season fares on local ferry and high-speed catamaran lines are back and are on average about twenty percent cheaper than the summer fares. For islanders, ticket prices remain the same throughout the year. You can find the Jadrolinija winter sailing schedule for the entire Adriatic below.  Rijeka 332 Valbiska (Krk) – Merag (Cres)334 Brestova – Porozina (Cres)335 Prizna – Žigljen (Pag)338 Valbiska (Krk) – Lopar (Rab)9309 Rijeka – Rab – Novalja (Pag)9308 Rijeka – Cres – Martinšćica – Unije – Susak – Ilovik – Mali Lošinj310 Mali…

October 1, 2019 - It has been a very good year for Hvar Town, which is successfully moving away from its party destination image in favour or heritage, culture and luxury. Hvar Tourist Board director Petar Razovic on the year so far and what is coming next.  You have been in the job for about 18 months now and this was your first full season. How do you feel and how was the season from your perspective? From the business perspective, my first impression is that the 18 months have gone by so fast and that they were very dynamic.…

As SibenikIN writes on the 20th of September, 2019, although the Croatian tourist season is slowly ending, it isn't the end for Croatian congress tourism, a potential twelve month possibility. The Olympia Hotel complex in Vodice will host more than 500 guests over a period of just a few days. Congress tourism, along with health tourism is a growing trend in Croatia, and two congresses will be held in the aforementioned Vodice hotel complex this week: The market of the future (Trgovina budućnosti) - The Digital Age of Commerce, which took place from the 30th of September, 2019 to the…

September 30, 2019 -  This winter, Dubrovnik will be connected to seven world capitals (Frankfurt, London, Istanbul, Warsaw, Rome, Barcelona, and Athens), and with the Croatian capital - Zagreb. HRTurizam reports that direct flights between Frankfurt and Dubrovnik throughout the year, co-organized by the Dubrovnik National Tourist Board, the Croatian national carrier Croatia Airlines and the Croatian National Tourist Board, was presented in Frankfurt late last week to fifty German travel agents and travel journalists. At the Croatian restaurant Damiro Westsite in downtown Frankfurt, director of the Representative Office of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Frankfurt, Romeo Draghicchio, emphasized…

September 29, 2019 - Dubrovnik Airport continues with its expansion project after it completed the overhaul of its 3,300-meter runway earlier this year. Dubrovnik Airport was the fastest-growing airport in the former Yugoslavia from January to August this year after it added 240,016 travelers compared to the year before. Namely, Dubrovnik Airport welcomed 2,099,022 passengers, which is an increase of 12.9% on 2018.  Thus, it only makes sense that the busy airport would need to continue making adjustments to its infrastructure. Ex-Yu Aviation reports on Sunday that Croatia’s southernmost airport will resume its expansion project, which includes constructing a new administrative…