Travel
Monday, 19 August 2019
Croatia's Off-Season Tourism Being Advertised in 14 European Countries
ZAGREB, August 19, 2019 - The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has launched a huge marketing campaign to promote Croatia's off-season tourism on 14 European markets. The campaign, which will last until 31 October, will be run in Germany, Austria, Poland, Italy, Great Britain, Hungary, The Netherlands, France, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia and Spain. In a press release on Monday, HTZ said that the marketing activities would be conducted via offline and online communication channels - television, print, display panels, YouTube and social networks such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The campaign is particularly focused on activities in…
Monday, 19 August 2019
Split Tourism Workers Talk 2019 Season and What Needs to Change
August 19, 2019 - Slobodna Dalmacija met with tourism workers in Split to discuss the 2019 summer season and how they would help to improve it in the future. “Split is full of tourists and has about the same number as last year. Whether it's a little more or less, no one wants to reveal accurate information. However, what is of interest to us, who work in tourism and live off of it, is to bring in less of the 'cheaper' tourists because it would reduce the crowds (which in the peak season are created in the city port), but,…
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Palace Elisabeth Hvar Heritage Hotel Opening Its 5-Star Doors Within 2 Weeks
August 18, 2019 - Palace Elisabeth, the first 5-star hotel on Hvar will open its doors on September 1 for a soft opening - the new flagship hotel of Suncani Hvar. I have been following the story of Suncani Hvar Hotels ever since I moved to the island permanently back in 2003. As the biggest employer on the island with the most hotels in the main tourist town, they have always been an important part of Hvar's tourism story. The takeover by ORCO Group and the big renovations of 2006 certainly helped raise standards in the post-war era, but the…
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Split Tourism Finally Slowing Down as Peak Summer Season Nears End
August 18, 2019 - There are more tourist departures than arrivals at the Split Airport and Ferry Port this weekend, showing the first signs that this year's tourist season is nearing its end in Dalmatia. "On Saturday and Sunday, about 70,000 passengers and 12,500 vehicles will travel through the Split ferry port, of which about 60 percent are tourists returning from the islands, and 40 percent are those who are leaving for the islands," said Jelena Ivulić, head of Jadrolinija in Split, for Splitski Dnevnik. According to Ivulić, three extra ferry lines for Supetar (Brač) - Split were introduced on…
Saturday, 17 August 2019
The Mediterranean as It Once Was: Sibenik in 1968 (VIDEO)
August 17, 2019 - Continuing our look at the Adriatic coast as it once was, a journey back in time over 50 years ago to gorgeous Sibenik 1968. It is one of my favourite cities in Croatia, and one of its most underrated. Nestled between more fashionable Split and Zadar, each with their own airports, Sibenik is probably the less discovered gem of the bigger settlements on the Adriatic coast. That is slowly changing, however, as the City of Stone Fortresses asserts its cultural heritage. For here you will find not one, but two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Cathedral…
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Gospić and Otočac Join Forces for Walking Festival, Over 1,000 Participants Expected this Year
August 17, 2019 - After a very successful first year, the second Croatian Walking Festival will be held in Lika this September, in the towns of Gospić and Otočac. This year, the host cities will be Gospic and Otočac, where several routes of different intensities will be walked to ensure everyone can participate. September 7 is thus reserved for Gospić, where all participants will master three trails of different lengths - 10+ 20+ and 30+ kilometers, symbolically called Tesla. One day later, on September 8, the event moves to Otočac for the Gacka trail, which is also 10+ 20+ and…
Saturday, 17 August 2019
Der Tagesspiegel Hits Croatian Tourism, Highlights Fewer Tourists and Poor Accommodation
August 17, 2019 - German daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel poorly advertised Croatian tourism with the help of numerous reports from Croatian media this summer. And if you’ve kept up with all things Croatia this summer, the negativity should come as no surprise - and many who have experienced the benefits of Croatian tourism this year will even say that it is quite realistic, reports Vijesti.hr. Namely, Der Tagesspiegel writes that Croatian beaches and ferries are half-empty this summer and that apartment owners are panicking because they did not have as many guests as they anticipated. More specifically, in the first…
Friday, 16 August 2019
Aminess Paying Employees 500 Kuna Bonus for Successful Tourist Season So Far
August 16, 2019 - Aminess Hotels & Campsites will pay its employees a bonus of 500 kuna for successfully completing the first part of the tourist season, reports Goran Rihelj of HRTurizam. The bonus, which will be paid in August with the July paycheck, will be awarded to all employees hired by July 15, 2019, including part-time and full-time employees, and students. The Aminess hotels and camps in Novigrad, Orebić, and Korčula, employ 650 people in the peak season. “The company has one of the highest payroll bases for tourism, and with incentives and benefits increasing year after year, accommodation, and…
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Zadar Among Top Five Busiest Small Airports in Europe
August 15, 2019 - European industry trade association 'ACI Europe' released the statistical reports for June and the first six months of this year on Wednesday, which revealed even more exciting news for the already record-breaking Zadar Airport. Namely, Avio Radar reports that in 2019, Zadar Airport was named among the five busiest airports in Europe in ‘Group 4’, or small regional airports with a turnover of up for 5 million passengers. In Group 4, from the beginning of the year to June 30, 2019, Zadar Airport reported the second-highest growth in Europe, with an excellent 37.6% growth compared to…
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Chinese Police Officers Conclude Participation in “Safe Tourist Season 2019” Project
ZAGREB, August 14, 2019 - Eight Chinese police officers, who were deployed in the areas of four Croatian police departments from July 13 to August 14, on Wednesday ended their participation in the "Safe Tourist Season 2019" project, as part of which police officers from countries that generate most foreign visits in Croatia help during the summer their Croatian colleagues in providing for security on the Adriatic coast. The State Secretary at the Tourism Ministry, Tonči Glavina, thanked Chinese police officers for their participation in the project and for helping show that Croatia is a safe country. There were no…
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Hvar Emergency Response Saving Lives: Timeframe from Boat to Split Hospital
August 14, 2019 - As the investigation into the death of an Italian tourist focuses on carbon monoxide poisoning on his chartered boat, spare a thought for the fantastic Hvar emergency response which undoubtedly helped save the lives of others. It is the top story in Croatia, and one which is evolving rapidly. As previously reported on TCN, 57-year-old Italian tourist Eugenio Vinci was found dead on his charter boat yesterday, with five other passengers also seriously ill. Initial reports pinpointed a well-known Hvar restaurant as the possible cause after it emerged that the group had dined there and ate…
