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Croatia

Croatia Flux: Airline Strikes, Railway Disenchantment, and Smugglers, Etc.

Phil Butler

As the Croatia Airlines strike heads into its fourth day Croatia’s Minister of Transport, Sinisa Hajdas Doncic (below) has said the carrier may go bankrupt if a restructuring plan set in motion is off the table. Meanwhile some 200 Railway Workers Union members protested outside government offices in St. Mark’s Square in Zagreb on Wednesday. By the looks of things Croatia is headed to EU membership carry some unclaimed transportation luggage.

Croatia Airlines Strike: Day Two Cancellations

Aleksandr Shatskih

Despite assertions partner carriers would take up their slack in the even of a general strike, Croatia Airlines cancelled 22 flights on account of aircrew and pilots walking out. Today is the second day of a strike versus the airline over layoffs and pay cuts strikers say they cannot overcome.

Croatian Tourism Board Calls for Extended Marketing Planning

Aleksandr Shatskih

The Croatian Tourism Board (HTZ) is seeking design of a strategic marketing plan for Croatian Tourism for 2014-2020. The board has just tendered a deadline for submissions of bids of May 29th. The project, expected to be valued at just over €500,000 euro.

Croatia Airlines Strike Seems Imminent

Aleksandr Shatskih

On Friday 3 unions connected with Croatia Airlines (CA) said a general strike by the national air carrier’s employees will start tomorrow if demands are not met. According to the news the employees are just trying to get benefits of an agreement already struck last year in a collective bargaining agreement.

Croatia’s Zoran Milanovic Pledges State-of-the-art Rails

Aleksandr Shatskih

News from Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic’s office last week is good news for fans of rail travel inside and outside Croatia. According to the official news the port of Rijeka will possess state-of-the-art facilities connecting the Croatian Adriatic with all of Central Europe.

The Art of Robert Farber Photo Exhibit Hits Dubrovnik

Aleksandr Shatskih

For visitors to Dubrovnik, running from April 4th through May 30th, the Journey through moods exhibition will be at the Dubrovnik Art Gallery. Works by American photographer Robert Farber there reflect the artist’s work since the late 1960’s.

DORF 2013 – This Week in Vinkovci, Croatia

Aleksandr Shatskih

Set to begin this Thursday the 7th, Croatia’s DORF – Festival of Documentary Rock Film is a very unconventional look at the genre of rock documentaries. For the traveler interesting in something a little bit unusual, this fest is a guaranteed fascinating entertainment/learning experience.

Croatia Calling: the Carnival in Crikvenica

Aleksandr Shatskih

Winter is chased away and spring is summoned by the loud noise of drums each year at the Carnival in Crikvenica, Croatia lasts for over a month, from January till mid February. This carnival goes way back in Crikvenica, data in the State Archive placing an edition way back, in 1895. The first masks for […]

Mljet Tourist Complex Might Become Reality

Aleksandr Shatskih

Russian billionaire Vladimir Jevtushenko, one of the 10 richest people in his home country, might finally get to build his tourist complex on the island of Mljet in Croatia. The project, valued at EUR 109 million, might just be among the first projects pushing future law on strategic investments forward. To develop this ambitious tourism […]

Dubrovnik Carnival Fest 2013 Arrives Next Month

Aleksandr Shatskih

Coming up next month in Dubrovnik, Carnival is the city’s version of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras. Visitors to Old Town in this fabulous Croatian seaside wonder will be treated to colorful parades, bands, masked balls, dancing, and a fantabulous end all party at Revelin Fort.