Travel
Friday, 16 October 2020
Austria Removes 7 Croatian Counties from Covid Warning List
ZAGREB, Oct 15, 2020 - Austria has introduced partial warnings related to travel outside the country and as of Saturday, seven Croatian counties that have a favourable situation regarding Covid-19 will be exempt from warnings against travel, Croatia's Embassy in Vienna has said. "The epidemiological developments in Croatia and Bulgaria allow us now to take a regional approach thus reducing travel restrictions for people in Austria," Foreign and European Affairs Minister Alexander Schallenberg said as carried by the embassy's press release. The seven counties that are exempt from the travel warnings are Brod-Posavina, Istria, Koprivnica-Krizevci, Osijek-Baranja, Sibenik-Knin, Varazdin and Zadar counties. The latest measure enters into force…
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Open For Autumn: Istria the Only Coronavirus Free Region in Europe
October 15, 2020 – Istria the only Coronavirus free region in Europe, is safe to visit this autumn Travel information provided by Belgian Foreign Affairs authorities currently places the Croatian region of Istria as the most successful in Europe at curbing the spread of Coronavirus. The region stands alone in being coloured green on the Belgian governmental map. As things currently stand, it can confidently be referred to as Istria, the only Coronavirus free region in Europe. The map is produced by Belgian authorities as a travel guide. Although it currently says Istria the only Coronavirus free region in Europe,…
Thursday, 15 October 2020
One Minute Ludbreg: Otok Mladosti, the Island of Youth
October 15, 2020 - Continuing our tour of Croatia's miracle town in the TCN One Minute Ludbreg series, a visit to one of the quietest but also liveliest parts of town - Otok Mladosti, the Island of Youth. Ludbreg is a town like no other I have come across in Croatia. On the surface, it looks like a regular, unremarkable town, but it does not take long to discover that things are a little different there. Its more famous claim, of course, is that it is the centre of the world, and you can visit the very centre on the…
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Cres and Mali Losinj Towns Sign Joint Tourist Board Agreement
October 15, 2020 - Guests already perceive the Cres-Losinj archipelago as one destination, which was recognized by the towns of Cres and Mali Losinj, who signed an agreement on cooperation between tourist boards. With this document, they announced the continuation of joint activities to develop tourism further. HRTurizam reports that the Cres Tourist Board and Mali Losinj Tourist Board are currently implementing a unique Tourism Development Master Plan, which defines long-term visions, growth goals, and a framework for developing a competitive tourism strategy that will contribute to improving the quality of life and creating new development cycles. "I welcome today's informal…
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Flights to Croatia: Turkish Airlines Operates to Zagreb 4 Times a Week in November
October 15, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Turkish Airlines operates to Zagreb four times a week in November. Croatian Aviation reports that Turkish Airlines plans to operate on the Istanbul - Zagreb route four times a week in November this year. The company operates regularly to Zagreb, without canceling the announced flights. The Turkish national airline, a company that normally operates to the most destinations in the world (over 315), plans to operate four times a week on the Istanbul - Zagreb route in November this year. It is, of course, a smaller number of weekly…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Flights to Croatia: Wizz Air Will Not Operate to Split Airport this Winter
October 14, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Wizz Air will not operate to Split Airport this winter. Croatian Aviation reports that this summer, Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air introduced a new route to Croatia from Dortmund to Split, which was originally scheduled to operate in the winter flight schedule this year. However, that will no longer happen. The Split - Dortmund line started operating on August 1 this year, after Wizz Air opened its new base in this German city. Flights to Split operated three times a week, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Wizz Air, however,…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Discover the Colours of Croatia: Croatian Tourist Board Launches New Campaign
October 14, 2020 - The Croatian National Tourist Board has launched a new promotional campaign, "Discover The Colours of Croatia," in seven European markets, namely Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and the United Kingdom. HTZ announced that this autumn campaign especially promotes natural beauty, culture, nautical and eno-gastronomy, and will be carried out until the second half of November through thematic articles on online portals, print ads and advertising on social networks with the hashtag #DiscoverTheColoursOfCroatia. "Although the current epidemiological situation in Europe, as well as the current restrictions for travel that vary from country to country, do…
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Ministry of Tourism and Sport Held Meeting with Regional Tourist Boards
October 14, 2020 - On Tuesday, the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, led by Nikolina Brnjac held a working meeting with representatives of county tourist boards. Along with the Minister, the meeting was also attended by State Secretary Sandra Herman and the Director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Staničić. HRTurizam reports that Minister Brnjac thanked those present for their work so far and pointed out that such coordination will be held more often in order to better implement strategic and operational plans. "You are the backbone of our system. I believe that through open dialogue and timely exchange of information,…
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
HUT Welcomes Agreement on Movement of Travellers within EU
ZAGREB, Oct 13, 2020 - The Croatian Tourism Association (HUT) on Tuesday welcomed the EU-wide agreement on measures restricting free movement due to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that restrictions from now on wouldbe more clear and predictable. "We welcome the adoption of the common European recommendations as a precondition for the overall conduct of tourism traffic in the European Union," HUT director Veljko Ostojic said, adding that a regional approach is one of the key prerequisites for the successful organisation of movement of people and the fight against the pandemic. The association particularly welcomed the recommendation that information on any new…
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Arena Hospitality Group Paving Way for Year-Round Tourism in Istria
October 13, 2020 - To develop year-round tourism and adapt to new market conditions, Arena Hospitality Group (AHG) has decided to open two of its camps, one in Pula - Arena Stoja, and the other in Medulin - the recently renovated Arena Grand Kažela, throughout the year. A look at the offer presented this winter. “Arena Hospitality Group's wish is to develop long-term tourism in the south of the largest Croatian peninsula in cooperation with the tourist boards of Pula, Medulin, and Istria. At the beginning of this challenging 2020, and after coming out of the scale of unprecedented quarantine, we…
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Flights to Croatia: Eurowings Operates on Four Lines to Croatia in November
October 13, 2020 - The latest news for flights to Croatia as Eurowings operates on four lines to Croatia in November. Croatian Aviation reports that Eurowings, a German low-cost carrier, plans to operate to two airports in Croatia in November this year - Split and Zagreb. Eurowings was among the first to establish traffic to Croatia after the borders opened and the lockdown was lifted. The company operated in this year's summer flight schedule to all airports in Croatia, as it did in the last summer season (Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik, Zagreb, and Osijek) but with significantly fewer weekly flights and…
