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Dalmatia May Get New Aerodrome

Aleksandr Shatskih

Plans for a new international airport in Vrgorac in Dalmatian in Croatia are in wind according to news from Vrgorac. The new airport is reportedly in the early stages of investor planning for the area of Croatia in between Dubrovnik and Split, because of the suitability of the site.

9 years ago

Croatian Christmas Traditions that Make the Holiday Special

Mihaela Lica Butler

The Croatian Christmas is celebrated on December 25th and preparations for this blessed holiday begin with the Advent. The Christmas season ends with the Epiphany on January 6.

9 years ago

Croatia-Russia Tourism Team Formed

Aleksandr Shatskih

In news from the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies (UHPA), a Croatian delegation, lead by the deputy tourism minister Robert Pauletić, has meet with key influential decision makers at the MITT fair in Moscow to discuss better cooperation in between the two countries. The Ministry of Tourism reported earlier this week on establishing a Croatian-Russian working team for tourism cooperation.

10 years ago

Experience Advent in Zagreb 2016

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up in Croatia’s capital, Advent in the Heart of Zagreb is an array of holiday events orchestrated to create an unforgettable Christmas experience for visitors to the city starting November 28th.

10 years ago

Ivan Trifonov’s amazing balloon journey – to the center of Croatia

Phil Butler

Talk about mind a mind boggling descent, when 70 year old Ivan Trifonov (Трифонов) piloted his balloon into the depths of Croatia’s Mamet Cave Jules Verne’s Journey to the Center of the Earth became more real.

11 years ago

Croatia’s Pula Airport Sees Arrival Surge

Aleksandr Shatskih

In Croatia tourism news, Pula Airport arrivals last month showed a sharp increase, the highest in 18 years according to the media there.

12 years ago

Valamar Hotels Croatia Cleans Up at World Travel Awards

Aleksandr Shatskih

Four of Valamar’s hotels in Croatia have won prestigous World Travel Awards. The gala ceremony held in Athens this past weekend revealed the best and the brightest in Europe tourism.

12 years ago

This Month: Dimensions Festival Pula, Croatia

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up August 27th thru August 31, the Dimensions Festival in Pula, Croatia will light up the city’s 2000 year old amphitheater there.

12 years ago

Dance and Non-verbal Theatre Festival 2014 in Zagreb

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming this month to Zagreb, the Dance and Non-verbal Theatre Festival, which will be held from July 19 to July 22.

12 years ago

European Coastal Airlines to Serve up Croatian Islands

Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia has a new airline connectivity service, European Coastal Airlines is starting the first ever hydroplane service in the country. Destined to connect summer beach goers with the country’s wonderful Adriatic destinations, the German-Malaysian owned carrier also announcer online bookings.

12 years ago

Bad News For Croatia Tourism: Dead Last Economics

Aleksandr Shatskih

In Croatia, not many people or officials could have predicted finally achieving EU member status would find the country worse off. This Reuters report shows the ugly side of today’s European Union economics, Croatia and other states wallowing at the bottom of the coalition’s heap.

12 years ago

Croatia Set to Welcome More Russian Tourists

Aleksandr Shatskih

Darko Lorencin, the Croatian Tourism Minister revealed this week Croatia is set to welcome more Russian tourists for 2014. Last year’s visa regime caused a drop in visitors from Russia of some 60%, a catastrophic drop for a country so dependent on tourism. This year Croatia intends to issue Russians visas for six months, the minister told RTL TV.

12 years ago

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