Travel journalist Rudolf Abraham gave hotel Navis "10/10" on their offer of service and facilities, and added that the hotel is one of the best he visited in the last 20 years in this region

During the record-breaking 2016, Opatija was visited by 396,000 tourists whose overnight stays for the first time reached 1.2 million - an increase of 3% from the 2015 season. 

The Opatija Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management will be the first in Croatia, and among the few in Europe, to introduce an educational program for camping management early next year. In this program, participants will be taught the specific knowledge in the field of modern camping services.

It’s always nice to look at how the different regions and towns throughout Croatia celebrate Christmas, and while a lot of eyes have been focused on the holiday blowout that is Advent in Zagreb and other Advent celebrations along the coast including Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar, how are we celebrating the holidays a bit further up north by the sea?

After the excellent tourist results achieved in 2016, the Tourist Board of Rijeka and Opatija, in preparation for the upcoming year, have devised and issued a joint tourist card - Rijeka & Opatija Tourist Card.

A brand new convention center will be built near Šibenik with a capacity of 1,500 people; boasting 11 halls and a price tag worth 58 million kuna. It is meant to be the largest convention center in Croatia.

In Opatija at Villa Angiolina on Friday, 25 November, a presentation was held titled "Shanghai meets Croatia in Opatija". The presentation and meeting of tourist associations and employees took place within a three-day stay of the Chinese delegation in Opatija, with the basic aim being to introduce Opatija and Croatian markets, but to also explore the possibilities of cooperation between Chinese and Croatian partners. At the meeting, a letter of intent was been signed between the Tourist Board of Shanghai and Opatija.

From January 1 to August 31 this year, there were 85,066 arrivals in the city Rijeka, which is 12% more compared to the same period in 2015, and 189,133 overnight stays, which is 21% more than the same period last year.

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