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April 2, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 6 of this incredible adrenaline trip from 2011 covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 6 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby…

Adris Group announced on Sunday that the successful construction of the Grand Park Hotel had completed its 1.5 billion kuna investment cycle in the Monte Mulini area. The Rovinj company has raised the quality of the tourist offer of the town that has been on the list of the most successful tourist destinations in Croatia for years. Grand Park was the most significant investment in tourism in 2018; the investment reached 700 million kuna, reports Večernji List on April 1, 2019. “We believed in this project, in the strength of our company, in the knowledge and diligence of our employees,…

April 1, 2019 - Most of you are already aware by now that American Airlines will connect Croatia and the United States for the first time in 28 years. Namely, the Oneworld member will join Philadelphia and Dubrovnik seasonally, from June 7 to September 27, 2019.  As AvioRadar exclusively reports, in addition to the already announced three flights a week between Philadelphia and Dubrovnik, American Airlines has added yet another trip to operate on Sundays in September, set to depart and arrive at the same time as the other three weekly flights. You can see the timetable below.  Ex Yu…

April 1, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 5 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 5 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating…

Sunday, March 31 kicked off the summer flight schedule for Croatia Airlines! The Croatian national carrier will travel directly to 38 European destinations in 24 countries, with Zagreb directly connecting to 24 European destinations to 22 countries during the tourist season, reports T.portal on March 31, 2019.  Increased traffic on regular routes begins for the Easter holiday, which traditionally represents the beginning of the tourist season in Croatia, followed by the gradual introduction of seasonal lines from the most important markets for Croatian tourism. At the peak of the tourist season, Croatia Airlines will perform on average 105 flights per…

The final Saturday in March came to Slavonia and Baranja accompanied by beautiful sunshine. It was ideal timing for the opening of a new excursion season at the Zlatna Greda House in Nature. From Osijek, the urban centre of the region, two roads lead to Zlatna Greda: one goes through Vardarac and Lug, and the other over Kopačevo and Podunavlje. We have opted for the second route, simply because it covers more of Kopački Rit Nature Park. In the section from Kopačevo to Podunavlje, we enjoy the scenes of Kopački Rit on our right. The water level has visibly risen…

March 31, 2019 - Putting Croatian adventure tourism on the map, with the biggest welcome in the world. Day 4 of this incredible 2011 adrenaline trip covering 2,500 km along the Croatian coast.  The World's Biggest Welcome, an ambitious adventure tourism project in 2011 in Croatia enters Day 4 of this 2019 appreciation of one of the finest tourism promotion projects ever in Croatia.   The plan? To showcase the diversity and fabulous offer of adventure tourism in Croatia by following a GPS route the length of the Croatian coast in the shape of the word 'Welcome' - thereby creating…

March 30, 2019 - More international medical tourism expert training in Zagreb as Irving Stackpole and Elizabeth Ziemba conduct a stimulating workshop of how to develop a health cluster. A workshop with some notable absentees. Of all the aspects of life in Croatia that I am following as part of my job, none fascinates me more than the medical tourism sector.  As I have written previously, it is not an area I knew much about until 18 months ago before Bagatin Clinic CEO Ognjen Bagatin asked for a meeting and showed me what he and the industry were doing and…

For the first time, revenues from foreign tourists who visited Croatia in 2018 exceeded 10 billion euro. Tourism Minister Gari Capelli also has high hopes that tourism will continue to bring positive results this year, reports Poslovni.hr on March 30, 2019.  This is the first time that revenues from foreign tourists in Croatia exceeded 10 billion euro, i.e., almost 10.1 billion euro, which is about 603 million euro or 6.4 percent higher than in 2017, according to the Ministry of Tourism data of the Croatian National Bank (CNB). According to Croatian National Bank data, in the fourth quarter of 2018,…

Association of Croatian American Professionals (ACAP), working with the Croatian government, has organized a 16-day cultural and educational immersion tour of Croatia called the Domovina Birthright Program Trip. The idea of the program is to take the young adults of Croatian descent (ages 18 – 30), who wish to learn about their heritage, explore Croatia, connect with their Croatian identity and meet other young Croatian adults on an amazing trip to Croatia! Eligible individuals for the trip are those who identify as Croatian and have at least one Croatian birth grandparent. All participants must be between 18 and 30 as…