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Starting from 2022, the tolls on motorways managed by Croatian Motorways (HAC) and the Rijeka-Zagreb Motorway (ARZ) companies will be charged by the DSRC system (Dedicated Short-Range Communications) or via the Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) system. The new toll collection system has been recommended by Spanish consultants from IDOM Consulting, who won the tender announced by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure to develop the new toll collection system, reports Večernji List on January 14, 2019. The consultants have suggested the so-called “free flow” toll collection system with multiple lanes. The system will be contactless and non-cash.…

Pedestrian and cycling paths will finally connect Podstrana and Split! 

ZAGREB, January 14, 2019 - Croatian airports recorded a total of 10.2 million passengers in the first eleven months of 2018, or 10.3 percent more than in the same period of 2017, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (DZS) show. In November alone, 320,000 passengers were recorded, up 5.3 percent year on year. The busiest was Zagreb airport with 232,000 passengers (+4.4 percent), followed by Split airport with 53,000 (+41.8 percent). Among all nine airports in Croatia, the largest increase, of 88.3 percent, was posted by Rijeka's airport on the nearby island of Krk, with a relatively small number…

January 13, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia, with updates from Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, and Dubrovnik.  Flights to Croatia: LOT boosts operations from Poland Polish national carrier LOT Polish Airlines, a Star Alliance member, announced the introduction of a new line from Poland in their 2019 summer timetable. In 2018, LOT introduced the Dubrovnik-Warsaw line, which ran six times per week - or every day except Tuesday.  While this line will remain in traffic this summer with the same number of weekly flights, a new route between Dubrovnik and Krakow (“Pope…

According to eVisitor data, there were 19,110,498 overnight stays and 3,698,159 million tourist arrivals in Split-Dalmatia County in 2018, which is a 9 percent increase compared to 2017 and a 5 percent increase in overnight stays, reports HRTurizam on January 11, 2019.  This is also the most significant growth achieved in all coastal tourist counties in 2018. In Croatia's total tourist turnover, Split-Dalmatia County has a share of nearly 20 percent, or, in other words, every fifth guest of Croatia in commercial accommodation has stayed in Central Dalmatia. "Numerous Advent events in the towns and cities of our County attracted…

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“The Bosiljevo castle is the cornerstone of the development and life in our municipality. For years, thanks to the funds of the Ministry of Culture, which each year provides between 100,000 to 300,000 kuna, and our own money, we have been able to invest in the castle and repair it. But for the castle to be fully restored and put into use, we would need to invest around 15 million euro. We will certainly ask for money from EU funds,” said Josip Kasun, the municipal mayor of Bosiljevo, at the signing ceremony for contracts which gave his municipality, as well…

ZAGREB, January 11 (Hina) - The Community of Tourist Guide Associations of Croatia (ZDTVH) has stated that it is organising the project "Get to know your country ("Upoznaj svoju zemlju") on Sunday, on the occasion of 15 January when Croatia observes the day of its international recognition. The project includes free guided tours of Croatia which will be organised in 56 towns and towns by members of the tourist guide societies (ZDTVH). The tours start at noon Sunday at each of those locations covered by the programme. The association underscores a great attendance of people at those tours last year.…

Snow looks good on you, Imotski.

Three new flights to Croatia are on the cards as Croatia's rich tourist offer impresses the Dutch in Utrecht. As Morski writes on the 10th of January, 2019, the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) has been presenting the Croatian tourist offer at the Vakantiebeurs fair, which takes place in the Dutch town of Utrecht from January 9th to the 13th, 2019. The fair is intended for both a business and a wider audience, and on the first day of the fair alone, the Dutch have shown huge interest for various Croatian destinations, especially for the Croatia's camping segment. Owing to…