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June 15, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Dubrovnik and Zagreb.  Avio Radar reports that Greek carrier Aegean Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance association, will maintain their summer route between Dubrovnik and Athens for the winter, thus giving Dubrovnik a new line this winter season. From October 28, 2019, the Aegean route will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturday, until January 4, 2020. Afterward, there will be a two-month winter break, and from March 3, 2020, traffic will continue with two flights per week.  At the…

As Glas Istre/Davor Sisovic writes on the 14th of June, 2019, a good pre-season is a cause for the expectation that the main tourist season in Poreč will be excellent, said Poreč Tourist Board's Nenad Velenik, announcing that next season, in summer 2020, will be prepared for and run more differently than ever before. As the post-Easter Catholic holidays during which tourists typically come to Istria in a larger number decreased back in May 2018, falling similarly once again this year in June, the results of tourist traffic in most Croatian tourist destinations for the first five months of this…

On the first big Saturday for Croatian tourism this summer where thousands of tourists will intensify the borders crossings in the country, the Croatian National Tourist Board, or HTZ, has decided to help travelers cool off upon their arrival with a welcome water bottle, announced their official website on June 14, 2019.  Namely, the action will take place on Saturday, June 15, at the border crossings of Bregana, Macelj, Plovanija, and Rupa and the Lučko toll station. The water bottles will be distributed with the message "Croatia's crystal clear waters are yours to discover! Welcome to Croatia and Discover more…

As Braco Cosic/Novac writes on the 13th of June, 2019, Imotski locals are definitely entering the core of tourism with their hearts and souls. They've combined their traditional hospitality with a beautiful setting and well-equipped holiday homes, as well as a range of more excellent offers and adaptations for guests visiting this part of the Dalmatian hinterland. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that the reviews made by international guests are so good for Imotski, nor is it odd that Imotski locals who rent out properties to tourists already have many, many weeks reserved. Not even Istria can boast…

With the ongoing news about Croatia’s new metro and soon-to-be one-way traffic regulation at the ferry port, we’ve nearly forgotten about the second-largest investment project in Dalmatia next to the Pelješac bridge - the new (and highly anticipated) terminal at Split Airport.  While we've reported over the last six months that the new terminal is scheduled to open in June, with Croatia’s Minister of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković confirming in March that the more than 450 million kuna terminal and its additional facilities were progressing faster than planned, today we finally have a more concrete answer on the…

A couple of years ago, Zagreb's Esplanade Hotel was the first hotel in the region to install the destination chargers for Tesla electric cars. Now, the hotel has made another step into exploring sustainable business models, and has come to an agreement with Porsche. The prestigious German car-maker has installed the Porsche Destination Charging station in the hotel as well. This newest addition to the Esplanade Hotel garage will allow all Porsche electric car owners to charge their cars there free of charge - but the same thing will be available to all-electric cars that have a standard European charging…

June 12, 2019 - As temperatures soar in Croatia and that wet May is all but forgotten, a look at how the number of hot days are increasing over time in various Croatian destinations - and how much hotter things could become.   I predict that fat pink Brits like me will be extinct as a species if this carries on. The summer heat is already becoming unbearable for someone born in the rain in Manchester. It didn't used to feel this way, and the onset of the summer heat appears a lot more sudden than it did when I first…

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 13th of June, 2019, the owners of the internationally famous beach clubs Blue Marlin and Nikki Beach want to open their first Croatian franchise in Novalja, at no less than Zrće beach. In just one week, Croatia's famous Zrće beach is set to get a large new gastronomic-music club for adults over the age of 25. This refers to club Nomad which will be jointly opened by the owner of the nearby club Papaya, Ivan Bušljeta, and Josip Klemm, at the site of the former Aquarius. As has already been reported, the duo purchased Aquarius…

Croatia Airlines introduced a new menu for business class travelers, which will further promote Croatia's tourist and gastronomic offer, reports AvioRadar on June 12, 2019. The new gastronomic offer on flights was created by the celebrated Croatian chef Dino Galvagno andLeopold Botteria of Uje Oil Bar, partners with whom Croatia Airlines launched the project ‘Inspired Croatia’ at the end of 2016, in which business class passengers are offered meals prepared using native recipes and ingredients of the coastal and continental Croatia. The new business class menu, which will be introduced on board on June 19 this year, is primarily motivated…

The New Europe Market film and television festival was is held in Dubrovnik again this year. The festival is taking place in the Palace Hotel and has managed to attract over 2000 professionals from the showbiz industry to Dubrovnik. Among those visiting this year are actresses Jessica Alba and Gabrielle Union, who arrived at the conference as a part of their promotional tour of Europe for their new TV show, 'LA's Finest'. The TV procedural is a spin-off of the Bad Boys movie franchise, and it premiered in May in the United States.  The two actresses were not the only celebrities…