November 7, 2021 - 1,000 Aminess tourism workers are desired for the 2022 season, with the promise of monthly rewards, holiday bonuses, accommodation, meals, and expert-led training in Croatia's best destinations. 

Travel company Aminess has started preparatory activities for next season. As it expects greater interest from key markets, Aminess has introduced a new recruitment campaign under the slogan “Aminess Jobs - Where Friendship Makes a Difference”, reports HRTurizam.

The campaign seeks to attract 1,000 employees to work in the best tourist destinations. It offers stimulating monthly rewards of up to 5,000 kuna, Christmas bonuses and holiday pay, hotel accommodation for employees, hot meals, and training programs led by experts.

Aminess points out that more than half of their seasonal employees return to work in their facilities, with material working conditions improving every year. In addition, Aminess announces that they plan to invest almost one million kuna in the education of all its employees in 2022.

Aminess is among the first to start preparing for the next season and is looking for chefs, assistant chefs, pizza masters, butchers, waiters, serving-assistant waiters, bartenders, receptionists, and maids.

The campaign, which seeks to attract new employees to work in high-class hotels, villas, and camps in Novigrad in Istria, Krk, Korčula, and Pelješac, also features renowned chef David Skoko and well-known blogger Ella Dvornik, who spent the day as employees.

“At Aminess, we focus on learning and development with the best professionals. This resulted in collaboration with chef David Skoko, who passes on his knowledge to our employees. Educated staff in the tourism sector are of great importance. Therefore, Aminess, in addition to competitive working conditions, educates all its employees to be ready for the tourist season and provide guests with an unforgettable experience in the destination," said Dalibor Matovina, Director of Operations at Aminess Hotels and Camps.

Aminess hotels and camps have high category hotels and campsites in Novigrad in Istria, Krk, Korcula, and Pelješac. The hotels and camps can accommodate more than 12,500 guests.

Regardless of the employment status, all Aminess employees are also allowed to be promoted. This is evidenced by the example of the director of one of the camps, who began her career at Aminess in 2013 as a receptionist. In just four years, she was promoted to the restaurant manager position, after which she was appointed to the role of the camp director.

“After a total of eight years of working in various positions at Aminess, this season, I was in the camp director role. Learning and investing in yourself is the key to personal success," points out Tatjana Glamatović, director of the Aminess Sirena camp.

This year, Aminess provided its employees with a bonus of HRK 5,000, a Christmas bonus of HRK 3,000, a gift for a child and another gift of HRK 600, and a rebate of up to HRK 1,800. Considering all the above, Aminess hotels and camps are proud that in addition to their regular income, they have enabled their employees to pay additional rewards and benefits in the amount of more than 10,000 kuna.

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March 24, 2021 - Good news, as Aminess opens hotels and campsites in Istria and Krk.

Although Croatia’s coastal regions are better known for their summer destinations, clever travelers around the world plan their dream trip during the spring, avoiding the usual crowds and enjoying the fantastic weather at the same time.

Aminess Maestral Hotel in Novigrad, Istria (Photo: Aminess Hotels & Campsites)

The arrival of spring is ideal for getting to know the natural beauties of Istria and Kvarner. Enjoying sunny days, with excellent gastronomy, and staying in nature, is a guarantee of perfect spring vacation. As Turističke Priče reports, tourist company Aminess Hotels & Campsites has announced the opening of its facilities in Novigrad in Istria and on the island of Krk.

The Aminess Maestral Hotel in Novigrad will be the first to open its doors on March 26, while the nearby Aminess Sirena campsite will open on April 1. Aminess Atea Camping Resort and Aminess Gaia Green Villas in Njivice on the island of Krk will welcome their first guests this year, also on April 1.

Aminess Gaia Green Villas in Njivice on the island of Krk (Photo: Aminess Hotels & Campsites)

This Easter, Aminess Hotels & Campsites will present a unique gourmet offer, which will be further enriched with the award-winning Aminess olive oil Vergal for all lovers of Istrian delicacies. With its traditional hospitality, modern accommodation, and a rich offer of additional facilities, Aminess will provide all its guests with a pleasant spring break.

‘‘Since the priority is the safety of our visitors, we are proud that Aminess Hotels & Campsites have been awarded the Safe stay in Croatia label, which confirms our investments in all segments of the satisfaction of all our guests. We will do our best to make these holidays a fond memory for all of us’’, said Mladen Knežević, Sales and Marketing Director at Aminess Hotels & Campsites.

Opening for another tourist season, with motivated employees who will strive to provide each guest with an unforgettable experience, Aminess Hotels and Campsites, as in all previous years, awaits their first visitors in a festive atmosphere with a warm welcome and traditional hospitality.

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As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 1st of October, 2020, the Novigrad-based Aminess, a well known and successful Croatian tourist company, has expanded its business to Njivice hotels and a camping resort on the beautiful island of Krk, which start operating under the Novigrad-based Aminess brand on October the 1st, 2020.

Aminess Magal Hotel (formerly Hotel Beli Kamik), Aminess Veya Hotel (formerly Hotel Jadran), Aminess Gaia Green Villas (formerly Marbera Flora Green Villas) and Aminess Atea Camping Resort (formerly Camp Njivice) are new members of the Novigrad-based Aminess portfolio, which will jointly contribute to the company's additional growth and strong development in the competitive Croatian tourism sector.

"We're extremely pleased that the Njivice resort and camp have become part of the Aminess family and we will now have the opportunity to create great results together and contribute to the further development of Njivice and the island of Krk. We believe that the synergy of these two companies, Aminess and Hotel Njivice, will be a great success and mean stronger market visibility. We're convinced that we will further strengthen the fantastic story we have been creating with our employees and the guests in Novigrad, Orebic and on the island of Korcula for years with our new colleagues in Njivice on the island of Krk,'' said Zrinka Bokulic, President of Laguna Novigrad, which owns the Aminess brand.

The Novigrad-based Aminess already has a very rich portfolio, boasting the hotels Aminess Maestral 4 * and Aminess Laguna 3 *, the camps Aminess Sirena 4 * and Aminess Maravea Camping Resort 4 * located in Novigrad, while hotel Aminess Lume 4 * is located on Korcula, and Aminess Grand Azur 4 * is located on the picturesque Peljesac peninsula.

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November 12, 2019 - Aminess Grand Azur Hotel in Orebic has received the prestigious Travelife Gold certification, one of the most esteemed awards for sustainable tourism businesses, which confirms that the hotel adheres to the strictest ethical and environmental standards in its operations.

HRTurizam writes that Travelife is an international certification system that promotes sustainability within the tourism industry, which is an essential segment of tourism, helping to preserve the unique natural and cultural features of the destination.

Protecting the environment, animals and biodiversity, local culture and heritage, relationships with the community and employees, and support for the local economy are just a few of the standards that have been successfully met by the Aminess Grand Azur Hotel according to the Travelife Gold certification.

"We are proud that the Aminess Grand Azur Hotel meets the highest standards of sustainable development. The Travelife Gold certification is the result of our continued and dedicated work in this area, which we plan to continue to pursue in the future. This certificate is also a confirmation of our past accomplishments and efforts to make our guests as comfortable as possible,” said Marina Brcic, Aminess Grand Azura director.

In each of the 185 guest rooms and suites, guests of the Aminess Grand Azur Hotel can expect a panoramic view of the sea, Peljesac, and the nearby Korcula. The hotel offers two refurbished outdoor pools with freshwater and a sun terrace, and restaurants serve Mediterranean cuisine prepared with homemade olive oil, along with a selection of local red wines.

In addition to the Aminess Grand Azur Hotel in Orebic, the Aminess Lume Hotel in Korcula is also the proud owner of the Travelife Gold certificate this year, while the Aminess Maestral Hotel in Novigrad has held the certificate since 2013.

Travelife has approximately 1500 members in more than 50 countries around the world and is recognized and promoted by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council's umbrella institution for tourism sustainability, GSTC.

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As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes on the 28th of September, 2019, although the summer is well and truly over and we're now at the very end of September and opening the door to autumn, the Maestral Hotel within the Aminess Hotels group of Laguna Novigrad is still very much full.

Last night, each of the eighty seats at their a la carte restaurant, Oliveto, were filled thanks to this year's finest Aminess Wine & Gourmet Nights dinner, a fine-dining event with renowned Istrian chef David Skoko. This is a project that is now going on for the third year in a row, every last Friday from April to October, and aims to promote the richness of Istrian cuisine and wine, as well as present local seasonal foods.

The event is designed in a way that prepares guests several meals in an open kitchen, so that guests can not only watch everything that is being done, they can also peek into pots and pans and talk to their chefs in breaks or take pictures with them as a souvenir. The dinner costs 350 kuna per person, and guests can combine it with various packages in line with their stay at the hotel, from wellness to the Wine & Walk event, a unique walk with a glass of wine in hand, with tastings of local wines and Istrian snacks. As you can imagine, this is a very popular package.

The Aminess Dinner is also an opportunity to introduce young promising chefs from across the Republic of Croatia and the wider region to each other in Novigrad, and the response so far has great, David Skoko revealed.

"This is my favourite guest-event that I do throughout the year, and I work with my friends and colleagues from Croatia and abroad, most often from Slovenia, and the top winemakers whose wines we pair with our dishes. I'm very pleased to hear back from many young people, chefs from different parts of the country, who offer themselves to come to work with us and experience an atmosphere that is extremely good. We, the ten or twelve of us, enter the kitchen early in the morning and ''rock'' all day long in order to actually make it look so laid back and elegant , but it's really serious and the level of chef engagement is demanding,'' stated Skoko.

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August 16, 2019 - Aminess Hotels & Campsites will pay its employees a bonus of 500 kuna for successfully completing the first part of the tourist season, reports Goran Rihelj of HRTurizam.

The bonus, which will be paid in August with the July paycheck, will be awarded to all employees hired by July 15, 2019, including part-time and full-time employees, and students.

The Aminess hotels and camps in Novigrad, Orebić, and Korčula, employ 650 people in the peak season. 

“The company has one of the highest payroll bases for tourism, and with incentives and benefits increasing year after year, accommodation, and hot meals, we are continuously investing in improving the conditions of all employees and offer numerous career advancement opportunities. Regardless of their employment status, everyone is provided with a wide range of training and advanced training programs, such as communication and team leadership skills, foreign languages and presentation and IT skills,” Aminess points out.

Aminess also launched the Aminess Gourmet Lab project this year, which, under the leadership of Chef David Skoko, aims to educate young chefs, waiters, bartenders and other members of the Aminess gourmet team. Also, with the aim of improving work and relationships with guests within the company, the Aminesss Idea project has been launched, which gives employees the opportunity to express their opinions and give their suggestions in order to achieve even better results together. Employees with the best ideas for their contribution earn a cash prize.

In order to provide even better quality accommodation to employees coming from other parts of Croatia and the region, the company has started constructing the first hotel for employees in Novigrad, which will spread over 2,500 square meters.

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The hotel will have a reception, a shared kitchen with a dining area, parking, and an enclosed bicycle storage room, while most of the rooms will have double beds with a private bathroom, French balcony or terrace, modern furniture and a TV, as well as a heating and cooling system. In addition to free Wi-Fi, employees will also have a shared lounge area, as well as specially equipped laundry, drying and ironing facilities.

The hotel, with all the prerequisites for participating in the commercial market, will be ready for the 2020 season.

The high level of quality of working conditions in Aminess is also evidenced by the fact that a majority of seasonal employees return to the company year after year, but also thanks to the Employer Partner Certificate, which has been awarded by SELECTIO to Aminess since 2017. 

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The tourist season is just around the corner, and with the employment paradox of there being too many jobs but not enough workers, yet there being too many works and not enough jobs continuing in Croatia, some traditional seasonal employers are staying one step ahead when it comes to their level of care for their seasonal staff, at least in Novigrad.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 23rd of May, 2019, the Aminess tourist company has started building a hotel solely for its employees in Novigrad, Istria. The new hotel for the company's staff, along with all of the necessary prerequisites for participating on the commercial market, will be ready for the 2020 summer season.

The location of the new employee hotel in Novigrad extends up to 2,500 square metres is just ten minutes from the farthest Aminess tourist facility, the closest location at which said staff are likely to be working during the tourist season.

They will have a reception desk, a common kitchen with a dining area, a parking area and a closed bicycle storage room. The new Novigrad hotel's rooms will mostly be double with private bathrooms and with French balconies or terraces, modern furnishings and TV, as well as a heating and cooling system. In addition to the hotel's free Wi-Fi access, employees will also be able to enjoy a shared lounge area, and specially equipped rooms for the washing, drying and ironing of clothes.

"Happy and satisfied employees are key to the company's success. Therefore, with the benefits we offer, we have decided to build a hotel for our employees in order to make them feel comfortable. This will enable all employees coming from other regions to have even better quality accommodation with numerous benefits on offer to them,'' stated Sanja Žužić, Aminess' Human Resource Manager.

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March 3, 2018 - A new season approaches, and a rather impressive hotel company in Istria is expanding its quality offer, as the latest Aminess upgrade in Novigrad is unveiled. 

Continuing our look at the sustainable hotels in Croatia, today we bring you Aminess Hotels & Campsites, located throughout Istria and Dalmatia.

Another successful tourist project for Aminess.