November 2, 2021 - The Korea-Croatia Business Forum 2021 will be held on November 4, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. at the Hotel Westin in Zagreb.

The event is organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Zagreb in partnership with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Korean Business Center Zagreb (KOTRA), Croatian-Korean Business Club, the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia to the Republic of Korea, and the Korean-Croatian Business Innovation Council.

The Forum has been held annually in Zagreb since 2013, with the aim of further promoting business partnerships between Korea and Croatia, covering various topics such as tourism, cosmetics, and public procurement.

With the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Croatia in 2022, this year's Forum includes a range of presentations on a diverse array of fields of mutual interest such as infrastructure projects, and tourism, under the theme of “Looking to the Future: Strengthening Business Partnerships and Cooperation.”  Many Korean and Croatian companies and organizations are participating at the forum, including the Korea Importers Association (KOIMA), the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies (UHPA), Korean Association of Travel Agents (KATA), and the Doosan Heavy Industries & Constructions Co., Ltd.

The Forum will start at 09:00 with registration which will be followed by the presentation sessions and the signing ceremony for MOU between KATA, UPA in CCE, and UHPA from 09:30 until 12:20.  Afterward, there will be a networking luncheon until 14:00, and the Forum will end with a 1-on-1 business meeting from 14:00 until 16:30.

For any inquiries, comments, or questions, we kindly ask you to contact the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Zagreb at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone 01/4821-282.

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July 12, 2021 - The Croatian Olympic Committee held a farewell ceremony in Zagreb for the athletes departing to Tokyo. 

As the first large group of Croatian athletes departs for the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) traditionally organized a farewell ceremony for the Olympians and those who will become Olympians.

Slobodan Kadic

The ceremony was held on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 13.30 in the Crystal Hall of The Westin Hotel in Zagreb, the same hall where at the end of each year, the Croatian Olympic Committee proclaims and awards the country's sports heroes over the past 365 days.

Slobodan Kadic

In addition to athletes (Barbara Matić, Karla Prodan, Ivana Maranić, Damir Martin, Valent, and Martin Sinković, Šime and Mihovil Fantela, Elena Vorobeva, Toni Kanaet, Matea Jelić, Ivan Šapina, Kristina Tomić) and their coaches, the ceremony was attended by numerous sports dignitaries: Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac, IOC member from Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, and Ambassador of Japan to Croatia HE E. Misako Kaji.

Slobodan Kadic

The host of the event is the president of the Croatian Olympic Committee, Zlatko Mateša, and the general secretary Siniša Krajač. Thanks to Sports Television (SPTV), sports fans from all over Croatia could see the event live.

After the official confirmation from the Croatian Athletics Federation (HAS) that high jumper Ana Šimić and discus thrower Marija Tolj have been included in the list of athletes who will perform at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (July 23 - August 8, 2021), the Office for the Olympic Program of the Croatian Olympic Committee (COC) published the final list of Croatian Olympic hopes.

The list includes 58 athletes from 15 sports. However, there is only one team among them - the water polo team, which has the right to register 12 players and one reserve.

The number of athletes for the Olympic Games in Tokyo is the lowest since the premiere performance of Croatian Olympians under their own flag - in Barcelona in 1992 when there were 41 of them from 12 sports. The record is still held by the London 2012 Games, with 107 athletes from 18 sports.

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November the 15th, 2020 - As the ongoing coronavirus pandemic continues to cause enormous issues for travel and tourism, several Croatian hotels have turned to ''hotel office'' offers. Two popular hotels here in the capital, Westin and the Sheraton Zagreb, have decided to dip their toes in such an offer.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, through active participation in the global programme of the world's largest hotel group, Marriott International, under whose brands the Westin and the Sheraton Zagreb operate, HUP Zagreb's hotels have joined the growing trend of supplying ''hotel offices''. Specifically, Westin and the Sheraton Zagreb offer two options, Stay Pass and Day Pass, as part of Marriott's "work anywhere" programme, as has been found out from HUP Zagreb.

The Stay Pass programme includes bed and breakfast in one of the rooms or suites, early check-in (06:00) and late check-out (18:00), free access to a small meeting room, a welcome coffee, tea or fresh organic juice, a private workspace (desk and chair), enhanced Wi-Fi and connectivity, as well as credit for consumption in restaurants and bars. Under this programme, guests also have free access to the pool, spa and fitness centre at the Westin.

Both of these Zagreb hotels also offer a Day Pass programme, they also offer packages which will cover several days, with free parking, use of the hotel's business centre, lunch and refreshing healthy juices and snacks throughout the day to boost immunity. The total price of the Day Pass package is HRK 560 for 1 day, HRK 1,400 for a three-day service and HRK 2,600 for a seven-day service, with the proviso that the Day Pass which covers several days doesn't need to be used continuously.

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