Travel

April the 2nd, 2022 - A brand new Sukosan hotel and campsite is ''brewing'', with a 1000 bed capacity and high hopes for the tourist season. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, in the area of ​​Tustica, just outside the settlement of Sveti Petar towards Sukosan, a brand new hotel and campsite with a capacity of 1000 beds will be built, along with various beach facilities, a promenade, one berth and mooring availability for 200 boats. The above was published on the official website of Sveti Filip i Jakov. “The new urban development plan (UPU) of the catering/hospitality and tourist zone is…

April 1, 2022 - Dubrovnik is perceived to be a 2-day destination with everything concentrated inside the UNESCO old town, but it is so much more than that. Find out what, in the first of a new TCN series - Beyond the Dubrovnik Walls. Meet the island of Kolocep, also known as Kalamota.  Seeing things with a fresh pair of eyes is always instructive. Almost a year ago, at the conclusion of the Dubrovnik Nomads-in-Residence programme, A Dutch digital nomad gave an initial presentation to the mayor, tourist board, media and public on his group's findings after 4 weeks as…

April 1, 2022 - The 2022 Zagreb summer flight schedule offers 3 million seats on 20 well-known European and international airlines. After Croatian Aviation published the detailed figures of available seats on the two largest airlines at Zagreb International Airport, Croatia Airlines and Ryanair, they've released the figures of other airlines flying to Zagreb Airport in this year's summer flight schedule. Namely, in this year's summer flight schedule, 20 well-known European and international airlines will operate on regular routes to Zagreb Airport.  The Lufthansa Group's airlines have the largest number of available seats: Lufthansa, Eurowings, and Austrian Airlines. These three…

April 1, 2022 - Looking to explore the real Croatia on the road less travelled? The Zagreb CROMADS Travel Club takes you back to the 18th century on the Kupa River and inside an incredible US$6 BILLION secret airbase. After almost 20 years in Croatia, and just when I thought I knew most of its many impressive secrets, I realised that I knew very little at all.  Our new CROMADS platform, showcasing authentic Croatia, 365 days a year all over the country, has been a huge voyage of discovery into the road less travelled in this beautiful land.   Ever…

ZAGREB, 31 March 2022 - ACI marina Rovinj is known among sailing fans as the location of numerous regattas in recent years and on 1-3 April it will host the first European Sailing Series in the Melges 24 Class. Nine ACI Match Race Cups, three RC44 regattas and one ClubSwan36 regatta have turned the Istrian resort of Rovinj into a respectable sailing destination. Thirty sailboats from Croatia, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Slovenia and Great Britain as well as numerous famous names in sailing will make the premiere European Sailing Series in the Melges 24 Class one of the biggest one-design regattas ever held in Croatia. The Melges 24 is…

March 31 - Easter is just around the corner, a magical time on Hvar, as Hotel Adriana opens its doors for the season.  And just like that, here we go again.  Having lived on Hvar for 13 years, I got used to the subtle changes not only in the seasons, but in the mindset towards the tourist season. The winters were longggg. Initially, locals were tending to their olives and relaxing after the stress of another good season. But by January, many were itching to get started again, to see more signs of life.  And then came the run-up…

March 31, 2022 - The latest flight news to Croatia as 20 more summer flights to Croatia kick off from April 4 to 10, 2022.  In the second week of the summer flight schedule, from April 4 to 10, several old flights will resume, and new routes to Croatian airports are being introduced. More than 100 lines ran in the first week of the summer flight schedule, and Croatian Aviation is looking at those kicking off next week, from April 4 to 10.  Pula Airport: Munich, Lufthansa, from 9 April, Rijeka Airport: Frankfurt, Lufthansa, from 9 April, Zadar Airport: Hamburg,…

March 30, 2022 - More Czech tourists in Croatia than the record in 2019 are expected this year, which was confirmed by 'Croatian Day' recently held in Prague. Croatia can expect excellent tourist results from the Czech market this year, even better than in 2019. This is the conclusion of 'Croatian Day' in Prague, a two-day event organized by the Croatian Tourist Board office in the Czech Republic, with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. Croatian Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac met with Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Ivan Bartoš and Minister of…

March 30, 2022 - The first official Split Winter Tourism Committee meeting was held on Tuesday at the County Chamber of Commerce in Split.  This meeting was attended by Joško Stella (Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board), Joze Tomaš and Nataša Bušić (HGK), Pero Bilas (Split Airport), Arnoud Zaalberg (GM of Le Meridien Lav), Mario Šerić (MarCon), Jelena Tabak (Split Caterers Association), Maria Mustapić (Split caterers and hostels), Jasmina Kruščić (Split caterers), and Daniela Rogulj (TCN).  This meeting was held specifically on the issue of bringing winter flights to Split, with two proposals presented to kick off the discussion.   Initiative proposal -…

March the 30th, 2022 - Zagreb overnight stays have been very impressive over the Festival of Lights period, with 23,000 of them having been realised in the capital. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, according to the Zagreb Tourist Board (TZGZ), during the Zagreb Light Festival, arrivals increased by 179 percent, while the number of Zagreb overnight stays increased by 117 percent when compared to the same period last year. As such, during the fourth edition of the Festival of Lights, in the period from the 16th to the 20th of March, 10,876 arrivals and 23,072 Zagreb overnight stays were registered. Most…