Croatia tourism

Aegean and Air Nostrum Bid for Croatia Airlines Stake

2019-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Aegean Airlines and Spain’s Air Nostrum have submitted non-binding bids for the acquisition of Croatia Airlines.

Croatia Welcomed a Record 18.5 Million Tourists in 2017

2018-01-31 by Delia Gavrilescu

In 2017 Croatia welcomed a total of 18.5 million tourists, the most ever in a single year in the nation’s history, with Germans topping the list.

Zagreb Still Europe’s Best Christmas Destination

2018-01-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

According to the voters of the European Best Destinations portal, Zagreb was named for the third time in a row the best Christmas destination in Europe.

Slovakia Bumps Off Croatia as Favorite Holiday Destination for Czechs

2016-04-12 by Liliana Steffens

Croatia has relinquished to Slovenia the top billing as the favored destination for Czech tourists, according to news last week. With more than eight hundred and thirty thousand travellers from Czech Republic in 2015, Slovenia slid into the number one spot, according to the Czech Statistical Office.

Croatia-Russia Tourism Team Formed

2016-03-24 by Liliana Steffens

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.

Bad News For Croatia Tourism: Dead Last Economics

2014-05-06 by Liliana Steffens

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.

Croatia Set to Welcome More Russian Tourists

2014-04-24 by Liliana Steffens

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.

Croatia to Have a Record Year in Tourism, Minister Says

2013-09-10 by Violeta-Loredana Pascal

Minister Darko Lorencin predicts that Croatia will have a record year in tourism. In a statement made recently, he mentioned that hotels had an occupation rate that reached even 97% in some cases and, based on these impressive booking rates, the minister predicts a successful 2013 in tourism for the country. The Minister also mentioned […]

Croatia Airlines Strike Partially Over: Planes Almost Aloft

2013-05-22 by Liliana Steffens

On Tuesday Croatia Airlines management and the CA pilots’ union mutually agreed on a collective agreement dispute we previously reported on. While pilots may now go back to flying, the airline authorities and flight attendants still are at odds over their issues. The bottom line is, Croatia Airlines has fliers now, but no support on board for passengers, planes will probably remain grounded.

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

2013-05-07 by Delia Gavrilescu

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.

5 Unbelievable Europe Vacation Rentals

2013-01-20 by Liliana Steffens

Let’s face it money can’t buy love, but the stuff it does buy certainly can be lovely. And where your vacation fantasies reside, there’s obviously no reason to be oh so frugal, now is there? Actually, you may be surprised just how reasonably you can afford to holiday at some fabulous places. The list below from none other than Cristie’s, not only titillates the travel yearning, but also shows off some places you may have not known about.