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The fourth round of the tax reform by Finance Minister Zdravko Marić has officially revealed that the long-awaited Cro card will finally come to fruition, starting January 1, when other tax news should come into effect.  Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli also confirmed the news, announcing that from January next year, employers will be able to "pay" a maximum of 2,500 kuna to workers by a special voucher, intended for consumption exclusively within Croatia and in periods outside the peak season, reports Splitski Dnevnik on July 30, 2019. "That's right, the 'Cro Card', which will go through a public consultation with…

National Board of the Republic of Croatia in charge of presenting Croatia at the World Show EXPO 2020 in Dubai reported that they have selected the concept for the Croatian presentation at the exhibition. Goran Rihelj writes for hrturizam.hr that joint bidders REAL GRUPA were selected as the winners, Studio Putinja were runners-up, while Randić and Associates won third place. The tender included the creation of the concept and the idea, the implementation at the site, maintenance and de-installation. Croatia will be presented at the exhibition as the "Country that Inspires Great Minds". The pavilion's outside decorations will be inspired…

July 30, 2019 - Strengthen your feminine essence and return to source with Sisterhood Magic on Hvar. The TCN inbox is an eclectic place. In between all the threats, insults and requests for free promotion, there are several gems, as well as some rather unusual stories. Such as this one: I am happy to have found you - my name is Jamila, I am half Croatian and half Afghan, and I have my business as a Coach and Recruiter for Highly Intelligent and Highly Sensitive People. I also give Woman Workshops on Hvar, where I have recently bought land- and…

Hvar's most popular festival, the Puhijada, will take place once more from August 5 to August 10, 2019, as the village of Dol celebrates its traditions, including its gourmet treat, the edible dormouse.   Yes, I didn't quite believe it either. An edible dormouse festival?!? I first heard about the Puhijada dormouse festival in Dol while researching for my first Hvar guidebook way back in 2011. Dormouse, or 'Puh', I learned was only hunted in three places in Croatia - Dol on Hvar and Dol on Brac, where they put the dormice on the grill, and up in Gorski Kotar, where…

July 29. 2019 - Continuing our journey back in time on Croatia's Adriatic Coast, a visit to 1950s Split. The stylish riva in Split may be the place to be seen relaxing over a three-hour coffee, but it was only pedestrianised relatively recently.  Before that, there was a busy road between the sea and Diocletian's Palace, a road that included horses and even double-decker buses back in the 1950s.  In the latest in our series looking back at the Adriatic Coast as It Once Was, take a looks at the Dalmatian coast over 60 years ago. To learn more…

July 29, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb and Pula airports.  Ex Yu Aviation reports that LOT Polish Airlines could soon operate a route between Budapest and Zagreb, as well as to Belgrade, Prague and Sofia, as the airline works on building its hub in the capital of Hungary. The new routes are expected to launch this September, though more information will be known after a press conference this Wednesday.  With this expansion, LOT would become one of the main hub airlines at the Budapest Airport. These new routes…

July 29, 2019 - One of the great success stories of the Adriatic has been discovered a Wimbledon winner, a Russian Prime Minister, and now The Times of London - Festa on Zut, now with glamping.  While lots of people are complaining about a poor tourist season in Croatia, my observations from the many people I have spoken to is that those with something really quality to offer are not complaining at all. Indeed, some are even having record seasons, as we learned yesterday from Ante Lacman from Hvar Tours, the first in our series of Croatian businesses enjoying a…

July 28, 2019 - Croatia's crazy weather continues with Dubrovnik's famous Stradun flooded in late July after torrential rain.  Today is arguably the craziest day of weather in this crazy summer of 2019.  We went to bed with firefighters battling a huge fire near Sibenik which temporarily closed to main A1 motorway from Zagreb to Split.  We awoke to 50 firefighters another huge fire near Zarace on Hvar, as 50 firefighters battles the blaze successfully.  Rain came to assist the heroic Sibenik fighters, and the situation is now under control. But that rain continued. And how. You can see more…

26. srpnja 2019. - Proglašena najboljom destinacijom bivše Jugoslavije 1983. godine, ove godine Jelsa, prema riječima mnogih domaćih, ima najgoru sezonu u posljednje vrijeme. Stoga, saznajte kakva je situacija na terenu i, još važnije, može li se turizam popraviti? Studija slučaja koju je proveo TCN kaže da može, relativno lako. Prošlo je gotovo 17 godina otkako sam došao trajektom iz Drvenika u Sućuraj, 15. kolovoza 2002., posjetiti Hvar po prvi puta tražeći kuću. Nakon što sam se provezao praznim selima istočnoga Hvara, bilo je pravo zadovoljstvo doći u Jelsu u punoj sezoni. Bila je to ljubav na prvi pogled, a…

Since the beginning of the tourist season, we’ve outlined just how many travelers are passing through two of Dalmatia’s biggest hubs - the Split Airport and Split Ferry Port. While the numbers have been above 100,000 for the last month, this weekend brings the busiest weekend of travel yet, reports Splitski Dnevnik on July 27, 2019.  Namely, the Split Airport and Ferry Port will handle some 117,000 travelers, which is the biggest weekend in traffic this year. “On Saturday and Sunday, there will be about 58,000 passengers through the Split Airport and 220 aircraft, which is the largest number of…