Travel
Monday, 17 June 2019
Croatian Tourist Board Nominated for Best Tourist Board of the Year
Virtuoso, the leading organisation of the travel organisers in the segment of luxury tourism published their list of the nominees for the 2019 Virtuoso Awards. On the list are the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ), along with the tourist boards of Switzerland, Austria, New Zealand and Slovenia. The winner will be announced on August 12th 2019, during Virtuoso Travel Week, one of the most significant tourism-business related events on the American continent. Virtuoso is the network of the best American tourist agencies dedicated to luxury travel. It includes over 17.500 advisers from all over the world, and more than 1700 partners including…
Monday, 17 June 2019
Pag: 10th International Lace Festival from 20th to 23rd of June
It's difficult to claim one Croatian island to be more interesting than another, and it's even more difficult to make such claims about a country with more than 1,000 islands to its name. However, Pag is certainly an extremely unusual island. If you've ever spent any time there, when compared to other Croatian islands which are typically thick with green Mediterranean vegetation and rich with life, you'll know that this almost entirely naked, Mars like structure in the Adriatic sea is in a league of its own. A paradise for photographers as well as tourists, Pag has a long and…
Monday, 17 June 2019
Croatian Tourism: Overnight Stays Increase, Tourists Complain of Higher Prices
Croatia, a country that heavily relies on tourism, can let out a sigh of relief. Although figures were not so encouraging until May, June has put Croatian tourism back on trend. Namely, the statistics that reveal the number of overnights and arrivals for foreign guests are good - and growing, reports Vijesti.hr on June 16, 2019. Specifically, Istria leads the pack, as it usually does every year. And so many travelers made their way to the sea by highways, traffic at the Lučko toll station has already seen a 4 percent increase compared to last year. Holidays, summer heat, and…
Monday, 17 June 2019
Flights to Croatia: Korean Air Increases Capacity to Zagreb, Wizz Air Ends Osijek Service
June 17, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Zagreb, Osijek and Split. AvioRadar reports that Korean Air, a member of the global airline carrier SkyTeam, will launch newer and larger planes on their service to Zagreb this autumn. Namely, from September 17 to October 28, 2019, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will operate on the service between Zagreb and Seoul Incheon, instead of the smaller Airbus A330-200 aircraft. The Korean Air Airbus A330-200 aircraft has a capacity of 218 across three classes, while the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has 271 seats. Thus,…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Bajer Lake in Fužine Emptied, Shows Amazing Sites at Bottom
If you've ever traveled from Zagreb to Rijeka on the A6 highway, you'll probably have noticed that there are several lakes visible en route. It's unlikely that any of the lakes are as impressive as Bajer lake, located in the centre of Fužine, a town in Gorski Kotar. It's an artificial, accumulation lake, created in the early 1950's as a part of the hydro-energy system Vinodol, using the water from the area of Gorski Kotar to create electricity. Bajer lake is just one part of the system, along with the Lokvarsko, Lepenica and Potkoš lakes which provide the water for…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Meet the Shop on an Uninhabited Croatian Island Doing Great Business on Zut
June 16, 2019 - Business is booming in parts of Croatia where you might least expect it. Imagine opening a shop on an island with no permanent inhabitants, for example - as Sime and Veronika have done on the Kornati island of Zut, for example. The more I travel around Croatia, the more amazed I get by the individual stories of innovation, determination and success. In the most unlikely of places. Consider, for example, the island of Zut on the Kornati Islands, where I enjoyed my first ever glamping experience on Friday night at Festa Days. This was my third…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Ana Stambuk on Life as a Suncani Hvar Hotels Concierge
June 16, 2019 - There are few more people in demand in the hotel industry than the head concierge. A snapshot of life through the eyes of Suncani Hvar Hotels concierge, Ana Stambuk. 1. Being a concierge on Hvar must be a demanding job - tell us about a typical day?1. Being a concierge on Hvar must be a demanding job - tell us about a typical day? It is a very demanding job and you are pretty much always on the move. When I arrive at Amfora, I am in constant communication with my guests. This doesn’t only mean…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Pula in 4K: New Promotional Video of Istria's Largest City
June 16, 2019 - Pula in 4K is the latest release in a stunning set of videos from the team at Cities in 4k. A magical look at Istria's City of Tolerance. "Pula is a well known city of Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula. It is also the largest city of Istria.Pula is a well-known city of Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula. It is also the largest city of Istria. "If you want to know more about this beautiful seafront city watch Pula in 4K. Pula offers a lot, like the protected harbor,beach-lined coast and multitude Roman buildings. The most popular Roman building is…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Hello Budget Flights Zagreb! Eurowings, Lauda in Low-Cost Old Terminal Base?
June 16, 2019 - Is Croatian tourism and business set for a major boost with the old airport terminal in Zagreb about to start a new chapter as a budget airline base? It is 16 years since I moved to Croatia on a permanent basis, and it is fair to say that there has been considerable change in airline connectivity in that time. Those who today complain about the lack of winter flights from cheap carriers from November to March should look back just a few years to before the arrival of Ryanair in Zadar in 2007. My off-season choices…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Split Mayor Publishes '10 Golden Rules' for Tourists this Year
June 16, 2019 - Split Mayor Andro Krstulović Opara sent a message to Split's guests this year, accompanied by a poster clearly displaying what guests should not do while visiting the city. Here's this year's message via Opara's official Facebook page: “Welcome to our dear guests, Turn off your everyday life, take a deep breath, and immerse yourself in the magical world this ancient city offers. Relax and let the spirit of Split take you in because it will be an unforgettable experience of an open Mediterranean town. To ensure you can talk about Split as an experience you’ll want…
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Rakovica in Plitvice Valleys Presents Promotional Video
Hundreds of thousands of visitors will not want to miss the wonder that is the Plitvice Lakes National Park in Lika this year. Many of them will enter the park itself through Rakovica, which is the northern entrance, mostly unaware that they are in the centre of what's called the Plitvice Valleys, an amazing destination in and of itself, worth exploring for its beauty alone and the potential for a "green vacation". That's why the Tourist Board of Rakovica Municipality decided to create a lively promo video which shows the visitors from all over the world how beautiful the Plitvice…
