November 12, 2021 - At last night's 7th edition of the prestigious Travvy Awards 2021, held in Miami, the Croatian National Tourist Board was awarded a silver prize in the category of the best European tourist organization, while Croatia won bronze in the category of the best destination in the Mediterranean.

As reported by HrTurizam.hr, Ina Rodin, director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in New York, took over these golden awards in the Miami Beach Convention Center, which are popularly and often called the Travel Oscar.

"We are delighted that Croatia is still popular among the best ambassadors, travel agents, and their clients. Getting two Travvy awards in the category of best Mediterranean destination and the European tourism organization is a great overture to 2022. This recognition by leading industry experts certainly gives us the wind in our sails and is proof of the hard work, dedication, and overall efforts of the Croatian National Tourist Board and our tourist colleagues from across the country to present Croatia in the best light as a destination that will successfully attract American visitors in the future.'', said Rodin.

Croatia National Tourist Board Director Ina Rodin (middle), holding the Travvy Awards received by Croatia. (Photo: Croatia National Tourist Board)

Along with the silver that went to the Croatian Tourist Board, in the category of the best European tourist organization, gold went to Ireland, while in the category of the best destination in the Mediterranean, where Croatia won bronze, the gold went to Greece.

"Winning such valuable recognitions in the year marked by the global coronavirus pandemic is an exceptional success and achievement of the entire Croatian tourism sector, especially if we know that the awards are given according to the choice of profession, such as tour operators and travel agents. With very good results of tourist traffic from the American market this year and the introduction of two direct flights on the route New York - Dubrovnik, these awards are an additional confirmation of the excellent position that our country enjoys on the tourist map of the world", said the director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Stanicic.

The annual Travvy Awards are presented by Northstar Travel Media, LLC with the aim of highlighting the best examples of excellence and achievement in the tourism industry, and are awarded to various stakeholders such as national tourism organizations, destinations, travel agents, products, and more. This year, the awards were given based on more than 130,000 votes.

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Croatia and Croatian tourism have been awarded at the prestigious American travel awards, the ‘Travvy Awards’, held at Gotham Hall in New York City. 

Namely, Croatia won the silver in the category of the best European destination and bronze in the category of the world's best destination, while the Croatian National Tourist Board won the silver in the category of the best European tourist organization, HTZ reported on January 24, 2019. 

The awards were accepted by Croatian National Tourist Board Director, Kristjan Staničić.

“What the Academy Awards are for film and the film industry the Travvy Awards are in the world of tourism industry! This is exceptional news for the entire Croatian tourism sector as it is confirmation of the popularity and the excellent position our country enjoys on this extremely large and important market that is not easy to win. The awards belong to all Croatian tourists who, with much effort and love from year to year, raise the quality of services and content of Croatian tourism. I am particularly proud of the silver in the category of the best European tourist organization because this award confirms that the Croatian National Tourist Board is carrying out creative and innovative promotional activities recognized by American professionals. Namely, acknowledgments are even more important when you consider the fact that they are granted solely on the basis of the votes of US tour operators and travel agents, that is, by the profession. Our goal is to further strengthen Croatia's market position through the implementation of key promotional activities which will ensure the retention of the growth trends from America, which is the market where we have the largest tourist turnover when it comes to far-away countries,” said Staničić at the awards ceremony.

Marijana Marinović

In the category for the best European destination, Greece won the gold and England the bronze. In the category of the world's best destinations, Australia won the gold, Barbados the silver, and Croatia the bronze, while in the category for the best European tourist organization, Switzerland won the gold and Croatia (HTZ) the silver.

The Travvy Awards are presented annually within the organization of travAlliancemedia to highlight the best examples of excellence and achievements in the tourism industry and are awarded to various stakeholders such as national tourist organizations, destinations, travel agents, products, and more. This year, the awards were given on the basis of more of 120,000 votes which represents the largest base of independent American travel agents.

Marijana Marinović

“We are extremely excited to see our work, but also the position of Croatia, recognized by reputable representatives of the US tourism economy. This is a great start for us this year and additional motivation to market Croatia further on the American market. We will continue with the dedicated work in cooperation with colleagues from the Croatian tourism sector, who have made a strong contribution to winning these prestigious awards,” said Ina Rodin, director of the HTZ Representative Office in New York.

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