This year, for the sixth time, National Geographic Traveler (UK) organised the “Reader Awards”, as part of which the readers of this prestigious magazine ranked Croatia among the top three countries in the “best short-haul destination” category, said Darija Reić, director of the CNTB office in London. Italy was declared the best destination in the mentioned...
After a weak first half of 2021, international tourism rebounded during the Northern Hemisphere summer season, boosting results for the third quarter of the year, especially in Europe. According to the newest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) increased by 58% in July-September 2021 compared to...
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Trip.com Group have launched ‘Trending in Travel’, a new report that shows the latest trends traveller behaviour and future booking patterns in the wake of COVID-19. WTTC, representing the global Travel & Tourism sector, joined forces with leading global travel service...
One out of five destinations continue to have their borders completely closed as new surges of COVID-19 impact the restart of international tourism. The latest research shows that still 98% of all destinations have some kind of travel restrictions in place. According to the UNWTO Travel Restrictions Report, 46 destinations...
The Croatian National Tourist Board has launched a new promotional winter campaign “Croatia – Winter Wonderland”, which will last until January 10th across key markets, i.e. the markets of Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Sweden and Norway. The campaign will run...
More than 500 delegates from around the world, including Ministers of Tourism of UNWTO Member States, international organizations, as well as leaders from the private sector and civil society, will participate in the meeting of the supreme governing body of this specialized agency of the United Nations. On 1...
A project for the first Digital Nomad Valley in Croatia, devised by Mario Mrkša and Vedran Presečan as part of their Work Remotely Croatia (WRC) initiative, was presented in the coastal city of Zadar on Friday. Mrkša is also the executive director of the start-up company grabAhome. The first Digital Nomad Valley...
With the festive season fast approaching, for many countries and cultures nothing symbolizes Christmas quite like a tree. From traditionally decorated pines with lights and baubles or illuminated installations featuring modern lights, we have selected six destinations with some of the most iconic Christmas trees to discover around the...
Croatia has a great opportunity to develop luxury tourism, notably in destinations with luxury hotels, villas, marinas and high quality restaurants, Tourism Minister Nikolina Brnjac said at a conference in the northern Adriatic resort of Opatija on Monday. Addressing the conference, entitled “Potential for luxury tourism in Kvarner”, Brnjac...
This year, for the sixth time, National Geographic Traveler (UK) organised the “Reader Awards”, as part of which the readers of this prestigious magazine ranked Croatia among the top three countries in the “best short-haul destination” category, said Darija Reić, director of the CNTB office in London. Italy was declared the best destination in the mentioned...
