Travel
Friday, 15 March 2019
Why Aren't There More Chinese Tourists Coming to Croatia?
Croatian tourism has everything that Chinese tourists are looking for, ranging from cultural, historical and natural heritage to autochthonous, rich gastronomy, folklore and festivals. More of them are expected to come this year, although problems with the visa regime and the lack of direct flights and guides in the Chinese language do exist, reports Večernji List on March 15, 2019. This was highlighted at the first regional conference on the Chinese tourism market, sponsored by the Ministry of Tourism and organised by the Zagreb-based consulting company ProConcept and the Singapore-based marketing agency IPPWorld. It brought together local and regional tourist…
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Tourism Experts in Dalmatia: "Sun and Sea Not Enough, Fast Food Not a Solution"
Traditional food, historical sites, and the Dalmatian ‘fjaka’ mentality and culture are, according to foreign tour operators, the most important things that bring tourists to Dalmatia, reports Splitski Dnevnik on March 13, 2019. While the Ministry of Tourism considers increasing the quota of workers from the Philippines this year and restaurants serve modern dishes, finger food, and pizza, visitors actually want to experience the authentic Dalmatian konoba, ‘fjaka’, and the colors, smells and tastes of the Adriatic. "Croatia is an absolutely beautiful country, the people and food are wonderful, it's hard to say that you are better than Italy, but…
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Flights to Croatia: American Airlines Ready for Dubrovnik, SkyUp to Pula and Split
March 14, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Pula, Dubrovnik, and Split.
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Ticks in Croatia Wake Up Much Earlier this Year!
If you plan to do any outdoor activities in Croatia this spring, you should be aware of one thing: ticks in Croatia have "woken up" much earlier in the year than it's customary, so even these days, in mid-March, you should be prepared to fight them while outdoors. The winter was extremely mild (some would say that the winter in Croatia this year was, in fact, non-existent, we just went from prolonged autumn to early spring), and those warm temperatures have increased the activities of the nasty ticks out there. That led to the first case of Lyme disease to…
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Flights to Croatia: Jet2 Upgrades Dubrovnik and Split, Vueling Cancels Florence
March 12, 2019 - The latest news from around Croatia’s airports for new flights to Croatia with updates from Rijeka, Dubrovnik, and Split.
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Tourism Development Strategy for Imotski Region Presented
On Monday, the Tourism Development Strategy of the Imotski region was presented until 2025, whose implementation should provide essential prerequisites to advance the region in tourism and open the entire area to even more segments of tourism demand, reports Dalmacija Danas on March 11, 2019. The presentation of this Strategy was attended by the Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli, Croatian National Tourist Board Director Kristjan Staničić, County Prefect Blaženko Boban and Mayor of Imotski and president of TZ Imota Ivan Budalić. The Strategy was developed by the Institute for Tourism for the Tourist Board of Imota, with the support of the…
Monday, 11 March 2019
Krk Island to be Fully Covered with E-bike Rental System
Mladen Trinajstić writes for novilist.hr about the plans to install the network for charging and the rentals of the electric bicycles (e-bikes) throughout the Krk Island: in Vrbnik, Baška, Malinska, Dobrinj, Punat, Krk, Omišalj and Njivice one charging station each will be built. The network will be built thanks to the efforts of all seven local communities on the island and support by the Ministry of tourism and The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. The modern e-bike sharing system which has been developed for a while is a part of the ambitious strategic plan to improve electromobility on the…
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Total Croatia News Launches New Info Site: Croatia in 100 Pages
March 11, 2019 - Total Croatia News is delighted to announce the launch of the latest addition to its rapidly expanding news, tourism and information portfolio, www.total-croatia.com. All your Croatian info, in just 100 pages. Not a lot of people, including many TCN writers, are aware that the first website of the Total Croatia Project was not actually Total Hvar, which I started way back in October, 2011. A year before that, I had come across the concept of niche websites, and I decided to try and make a living online. After a little research, I decided on my niche.…
Sunday, 10 March 2019
Zadar Airport Announces 70 Million Euro Expansion for Long Haul Flights
March 10, 2019 - At Zadar airport on March 7, 2019, in the presence of Croatia’s prime minister Andrej Plenković, an agreement was signed between the Minister of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure and the Zadar airport, which regulates financing the project to overhaul the airport facilities. Namely, Zadar airport will extend the runway by 700 meters, and expand the terminal building and apron so they could handle long haul flights, reports AvioRadar and Ex Yu Aviation. “This is a strategic project worth more than 500 million kuna (70 million euro),” said the Minister of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković,…
Saturday, 9 March 2019
Luxury Hotel, Five-Star Villas and Two Marinas to be Built on Lastovo
Luxury hotel, five-star villas will total of 500 beds, as well as two marinas with 400 berths are planned to be built on the Lastovo Islands. The international call for submission of bids to build the accommodation and get concessions on the marinas and beaches on Lastovo was opened today by the Ministry of State Property. The tourist project was defined by zoning plans in 2017, and the value of the overall project is estimated to be around half a billion kuna (around 80 million Euro). The plan includes Jurjeva Luka and nautical port Kremena, located at the central and…
Saturday, 9 March 2019
Battle at Samobor: Re-enactment 2019
The Tourist Board of Samobor and The Museum of Samobor are organising the 14th re-enactment of the Battle at Samobor, one of the key historical events of this part of Croatia from the 15th century. The re-enactment and the accompanying events will take place on Sunday, March 10th, with events starting at 10:00, while the battle re-enactment itself will happen in the early afternoon hours. The events revived took place in the first half of the 15th century, starting with the death of the King Albert the Magnanimous from the House of Habsburg in 1439. After his death, all over…
