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Aegean and Air Nostrum Bid for Croatia Airlines Stake

2019-12-27 by Argophilia Travel News

Croatia Airlines

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

Tags: Aegean, Aegean Airlines, Air Nostrum, airlines, Balkans travel, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Europe airlines, Greek airlines

Hilton Debuts Its Latest Canopy Brand Hotel in Zagreb

2018-11-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Canopy by Hilton Zagreb

Hilton’s Canopy has just opened in Zagreb, Croatia, the first such hotel in continental Europe. The Canopy by Hilton Zagreb offers 151 guest rooms with 8 suites with decor inspired by Croatian tradition.

Tags: Canopy Hotel, Croatia hotels, Croatia news, Croatia travel, Gari Capelli, Hilton, Hilton Canopy, Hilton Hotels, Zagreb, Zagreb hotel stays

Croatia Welcomed a Record 18.5 Million Tourists in 2017

2018-01-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia Creative Commons

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.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia destinations, Croatia hotels, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, dubrovnik, Gari Cappelli, Medulin, tourism minister, Umag, Zagreb

Zagreb Still Europe’s Best Christmas Destination

2018-01-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Zrinjevac Park in Zagreb

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.

Tags: Advent, Christmas markets, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Europe Christmas

Slovakia Bumps Off Croatia as Favorite Holiday Destination for Czechs

2016-04-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

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.

Tags: Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Slovakia, Slovakia travel

Experience Advent in Zagreb 2016

2015-10-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Advent in Zagreb

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.

Tags: Advent, Christmas 2015, Croatia events, Croatia travel, Zagreb

This Month: Dimensions Festival Pula, Croatia

2014-08-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Dimensions Festival Google +

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

Tags: Croatia travel, Dimensions Festival 2014, Europe fests, music, music festivals, Pula

European Coastal Airlines to Serve up Croatian Islands

2014-05-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

European Coastal Airlines CEO

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.

Tags: Adriatic travel, Croatia Airlines, Croatia travel, European Coastal Airlines, island transportation, Jelsa, Korčula, Rab

Croatia Set to Welcome More Russian Tourists

2014-04-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatian Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin

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.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Croatia visits, Darko Lorencin, Russia tourists, tourism 2014, Ukraine

Croatia’s Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin Heads to China

2014-04-10 by Phil Butler

Darko Lorencin

Croatia’s Tourism Minister Darko Lorencin met with the Deputy Director of the China Tourism Association, Wu Wenxue, in Beijing yesterday to discuss expanding tourism relations between the two counties.

Tags: China tourists, Croatia, Croatia travel, Darko Lorencin, EU tourists

Fast Market Research Releases Croatia Travel to 2017

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Dawn in Croatia - Courtesy snaps

With a focus on Croatian tourism in the now, Fast Market Research has released their latest detailed perspectus and comparative for industry insiders. Even despite the global economic crisis and prolonged eurozone debt, Croatia offers a unique opportunity for tourism and business.

According to the report preview, tourism represents a full 30.2% of Croatia’s employment cross section. This fact and limitation has

Tags: Croatia, Croatia business, Croatia travel, FAST, market research

Croatia Airlines Strike: Day Two Cancellations

2013-05-15 by 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.

Tags: airline strike, budget airlines, Croatia, Croatia Airlines, Croatia travel, EU airlines

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

2013-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic

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.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia railways, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel

Dubrovnik Carnival Fest 2013 Arrives Next Month

2013-01-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Dubrovnik Carnival Fest

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.

Tags: Carnival, Croatia fests, Croatia travel, Dubrovnik festival, Dubrovnik tourism, Europe fests, festivals, music festivals

Love System Comes to Punta Radman Croatia

2013-01-14 by Phil Butler

Matt Fear

Just announced by Vibe, a brand new Croatian music festival has sprung up to attract electronic dance fans to the Adriatic coast. Love System will se many of the world’s top performers in the niche let it all hang out come May 3oth through June 2nd.

Tags: coming fests, Croatia fests, Croatia travel, electronic dance, Love System, music fest, music fests

Croatian Wine and Other Secrets: For You

2013-01-13 by Phil Butler

Kulen OPG Matijević

Travel wonders, they’re all about us. At Argo Travel News we’ve also found, gems are to an extent everywhere you seek too. I decided to open an opt-in mail this morning, exploring avenues not otherwise taken advantage of, etc. The ensuing discovery was perfect, a Croatian winemaker of excellence.

Tags: Croatia exports, Croatia olives, Croatia travel, Croatia wines, Domagoj Nobilo, Mediterra Polska, Poland imports, world wines, Zagreb wines

Ryanair Sets Up in Zadar, Croatia

2012-12-27 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Zadar Croatia

According to news from Ryanair, Croatia will invest some 1.4 million euros in order for budget airline to set up a base in Zadar. Scheduled to open in April 2013, it is thought the base will afford Croatian tourism a shot in the arm ROI wise.

Tags: airline hubs, airlines, Balkans airlines, budget airlines, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Zadar travel

Croatia Ministry of Tourism Reports on Investments

2012-10-15 by Phil Butler

The Croatia Government

In news from the Croatia Ministry of Tourism, investments in Croatian travel for 2013 may reach as much as €400 million euro, according to Minister Veljko Ostojic.

Tags: Croatia travel, Croatian tourism, Ministry of Tourism, tourism investment, Veljko Ostojic, Zagreb travel

Croatia’s Picture Perfect Villages

2012-09-13 by Phil Butler

Krka River courtesy © Alaska-Tom - Fotolia.com

A story from Adventurous Kate’s travel blog prompted us toe investigate the most picturesque villages in all Croatia. Meet Pučišća: The Most Beautiful Village in Croatia made us wonder?

Tags: Adventurous Kate, Croatia, Croatia tourism, Croatia travel, Dalmatia, International Children's Festival, Island of Brac, Krka, Pučišća, Šibenik, Šibenik hotels, Šibenik tourism, St. Jerome, Štrigova, Tradicije Čigoč

Jazzinity Festival: Another Maribor 2012 Offering

2012-08-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazzinty Delavnica

Coming up August 13th through August 18th, the 13th annual Jazzinity Festival kicks off in Novo Mesto, Slovenia. Another of the wonderful events in keeping with Slovenia’s Maribor 2012 offerings, the jazz event is actually one of the country’s most diverse musical programs this year.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia travel, Croatian jazz, culture fest, Europe fests, European jazz, Jazz, Krka River, Maribor, Maribor 2012, Miroslav Vitous, Novo Mesto, Slovenia travel, Zagreb

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