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Both Total Croatia News and other Croatian media have written about the eight Chinese police officers, who have arrived in Croatia for the tourist season, to help with the increasing number of Chinese tourists on the Croatian coast and in other tourist destinations. Today, there's a second part to that news, one that Chinese tourists should know about, so we're helping spread the word about it, as the Croatian Interior Ministry website mup.hr reports. The eight Chinese police officers were given four mobile phones and dedicated lines, where they will answer in Chinese and help with any questions and make…

Croatian motorways saw fewer cars over the last week compared to the same period last year, and HAC and ARZ recorded lower toll revenues.  According to the data of the concessionaires Croatian Motorways (HAC) and Rijeka-Zagreb Motorway (ARZ), a total of 793,600 vehicles were recorded from the weekend of July 12 to 14, which is 2 percent or about 27,000 cars fewer than the same weekend last summer, reports Poslovni.hr and RTL on July 15, 2019. The tolls also collected 3.1 percent less in revenues or 44.4 million kuna without VAT. Over the past week, from July 8 to 14,…

As a model after many tourist destinations around the world, Promet Split has decided to offer one-day and three-day tickets on its bus lines for all passengers, reports Dalmacija Danas on July 14, 2019. And the prices are affordable, too. Namely, passengers can now buy a one-day ticket for the first zone for 30 kuna and a three-day ticket for 75 kuna. For all other zones, a one-day ticket will cost 60 kuna, and a three-day ticket 150 kuna. These tickets just began distribution, and as Director of Promet Miroslav Delić says, they are already very much in demand.  "We…

In a very long interview given to tportal, Leopold Botteri, aged 47, a former journalist from Split turned entrepreneur tells the tale of his several companies, businesses and finally how he became a partial owner of a high-end hotel in Istria, Hotel San Canzian. He tells Luka Filipović how he started from nothing and now his businesses make over 10 million kunas per year. Up until 2006, he worked in Slobodna Dalmacija, a local daily newspaper. His first foray into the business world was getting the olive growers from the island of Brač to join the Brachia cooperative, which turned…

While the crowds thin in other Dalmatian hotspots this summer, Split is experiencing quite the opposite - and no, it’s not just because of Ultra Europe.  While Split’s accommodation may be bit emptier this season due to, well, a surplus of private accommodation, the city is anything but. This weekend, more than 100,000 passengers from all over the world will travel through the Split Airport and Ferry Port, with projections that many will stay in Split and not continue their travels to other parts of Dalmatia, Splitski Dnevnik reports.  Mate Melvan from Split Airport said that a total of 112…

July 14, 2019 - Gin & Tonic tuna, one of the many highlights on Hvar Town's most innovative menu at Lucullus. I get asked a LOT for restaurant recommendations on Hvar. I actually rarely eat out on the island these day, and with so many places opening, I am not really up to date with the latest, but my number one recommendation is always the same. Especially for guests looking for a little variety to the traditional Dalmatian fare.  It is not the cheapest restaurant, nor the most expensive. There are fancier restaurants on Hvar, and plenty that are not…

July 12, 2019 - A meeting of minds between the Financial Times and the late, great Anthony Bourdain, who concluded the same thing 8 years apart - Croatia is the next big foodie destination “This is world-class food, world-class wine, world-class cheese. The next big thing is Croatia,” enthused the late chef Anthony Bourdain when he first visited the country in late 2011. “If you haven’t been here, you’re an idiot.” Bourdain’s surprise at the gastronomic riches of Croatia was perhaps understandable. For thousands of years, the region had it all: salt production along the coast, started by the Liburnians…

July 13, 2019 - Mediatoolkit analyzed the popularity of Croatian tourism on social networks. The results show that Dubrovnik and Split are a hit on social media.  The Croatian National Tourist Board recently published the tourism numbers for June. Although it was rumored that this tourist season would be one of the weaker in several years, data for June still shows that the number of tourists increased in the first six months. Compared to last year, Croatia was visited by 6% more tourists, while the number of overnight stays grew by 3%. Given the different perspectives on what this year's summer season…

A really special night on the top of the island of Hvar on July 15, 2019, as Samoan singing sensation Klapa Samoana make their way from the Pacific to the peak of Croatia's premier island.  It is one of those unlikely cultural stories - a group of Samoan singers performing traditional Croatian songs a cappella exactly like a Dalmatian Klapa group. But Klapa Samoana not only are the only Samoan klapa singers, but have also won the hearts of millions of Croats with their renditions of Dalmatian classics during last week's world cup. They even have a town square named…

The new terminal at Split Airport was solemnly opened on Saturday in the presence of Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and Traffic Minister Oleg Butković, reports Slobodna Dalmacija and Ex Yu Aviation on Saturday, July 13, 2019. With this construction and expansion, the passenger terminal gained an additional 34,500 square meters, which makes it a total of 46,000 square meters. The investment is worth 450 million kuna, and is the second-largest investment project in Dalmatia next to the Pelješac bridge.  "The terminal will be three times the size. Instead of the current 14.000 square meters it will have 50,000 square meters.…