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From the beginning of 2019, Korean Air introduced the Dreamliner Boeing 787-9 aircraft for winter operations on the popular Zagreb-Seoul route, reports AvioRadar and Ex Yu Aviation on January 4, 2018.  Recall, Korean Air launched the route between Zagreb and Seoul in September 2018, which was also the first service between Croatia and East Asia directly. Currently, or precisely during the winter months, Korean Air will operate three weekly flights, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, via Zurich. The schedule has proven very favorable for passengers “I congratulate Korean Air on introducing the Dreamliner on the flight to Zagreb. This airline became…

January 5, 2019 - No matter the time of year, you will find that Split is full of compelling options - though you may need to dig a bit deeper to explore them in the offseason months.  Seasons aside, we’re here to tell you that there is so much more to do in Split than parking on the Riva to people watch with a coffee in hand (though we do agree, this should be checked off your Split list).  Yes, you haven’t seen Split at all if you didn’t delve into the vibrant history of Diocletian’s Palace, climb to the…

The City of Split announced a 5 million kuna public tender for the contractor for a new, temporary bus and train station in Kopilica, as well as for a total of four parking and car parking areas. This is the first concrete step towards the 'mini metro' in the city, a train between Kopilica and the city center itself, which should be operational in June this year, reports T.portal on January 3, 2019.  As we announced earlier this week, the tender ends on January 18, and the deadline for the construction is three months. The plans entail renovating the old…

ZAGREB, January 2, 2019 - Over 159,000 tourists visited Croatia during the Christmas and New Year holidays, generating 385,500 overnights, the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Wednesday. Between December 21 and 31, 159,031 arrivals and 385,514 bed nights were recorded, which are respective increases of 13 percent and nine percent compared with the same time in 2017, HTZ said. Foreign tourists accounted for 114,000 arrivals (+14%) and 289,000 bed nights (+12%). Most of the bed nights were generated by holidaymakers from Austria (56,000), followed by those from Slovenia (43,000), Italy (36,000), Germany (33,000) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (22,000). The…

The latest statistics of the ninth edition of the Zagreb Advent festival which will end in a few days show further marketing effect from winning the title of the Best European Advent Destination over the past three years, reports Poslovni.hr on January 2, 2019. However, this Advent has brought about a smaller growth compared to 2017, at least as far as the guests who have been registered with the Zagreb Tourist Board are concerned. According to the eVisitor data, in the first 29 days of Advent 2018, 117,100 visitors realised 214,300 overnight stays, which is 13 per cent more overnights…

ZAGREB, January 1, 2019 - Croatia recorded 19.7 million tourist arrivals and over 106 million overnights throughout 2018, which was respectively by 6.5% and 4% more than in 2017. These statistics were presented by the director of the Croatian National Tourism Board (HTZ), Kristjan Staničić, in the resort of Opatija on the first day of 2019. He said that activities promoting Croatia's tourist trade were being intensively conducted on the markets from which large numbers of tourists usually come to Croatia. Staničić commented that investments in the tourism sector in 2018 amounted to a billion euro and that the same…

The Drava river is one of the last naturally preserved lowland rivers in Europe. This mainly refers to the section of the Drava from Legrad downstream, where the Drava follows the border between Croatia and Hungary, and, in the section from Donji Miholjac to Aljmaš, between Slavonia and Baranja. The fact that during the socialist period the Drava was the location of the iron curtain, the border between the Warsaw Pact and the non-aligned Yugoslavia, contributed significantly to the preservation of this part of the Drava river, undisturbed, with many river branches, islands and islets. More and more tourists are…

December 31, 2018 - So, you’re driving in Split? While most people will tell you ‘good luck!’ or not to bother at all, for those of you willing to brave the Split parking chaos, we have a survival guide that should make the madness a bit easier.  We promise it’s not that bad… Here’s our updated guide for 2019.  Split Parking Garages  GARAGE SUKOIŠAN - Sukoišanska ulica 22 Zone: Zone 3 Parking spaces: 85 + 15 INV.  Monthly parking: Vehicles (190 kuna/month). No monthly parking for motorcycles. Legal entities (350 kuna/month) Daily rate: 80 kuna Hourly rate: 5 kuna  GARAGE SMILJANIĆEVA…

December 31, 2018 - Great news for Irish tourists and the ever larger Croatian diaspora in Ireland, as Croatia Airlines will operate its Zagreb to Dublin service all year. Some nice end of year news for those looking to travel between Croatia and Ireland.  Flight portal Avioradar is reporting that Croatia Airlines will increase the frequency of its service from Zagreb to Dublin in 2019, making it a year-round connection between the Irish and Croatian capitals.  Next year's flights will begin on April 9, with three weekly flights. The route will then continue through the winter from October 27, with…

Advent in Zagreb has achieved new records in 2018.