Croatia News

Croatia welcomes record number of visitors
The first six months of 2012 have seen a record number of visitors travel to Croatia. Arrivals from the UK are up 25 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to official statistics.

Rooster appointed to handle Croatia tourism in UK
Following a competitive pitch, the Croatian National Tourist Office (CNTO) has appointed travel and lifestyle specialist Rooster to step up its PR activity in the UK and Ireland. Rooster’s brief is to promote Croatia’s unrivalled diversity, highlighting the country’s strengths including its 1,244 islands and unique gastronomy.

International Travel & Destination Expo set to explore social networks in travel
Croatia is about to get its first tourism fare connecting tourist trends and social networks. The International Travel and Destination Expo (ITDE) will take place in the five star Le Meridien Lav hotel in Podstrana on the outskirts of the Adriatic port of Split from November 24th to 27th. Also in Europe today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Split.

Zagreb announces dance evenings at Zrinjevac Park
The Zagreb Tourist Board organized an event, “Dance Evenings,” at Zrinjevac Park, as part of the “Zagreb Time Machine” project, which began on Friday, July 1.

ECTAA inks deal with Croatian tourist board
The European Travel Agent’s and Tour Operators Associations had finalised a deal with the Croatian National Tourist Board promoting the country as its Preferred Destination for 2011-2012. The agreement will bring mutual benefits to both travel agents and tour operators regrouped within the European umbrella organisation, ECTAA, and the Croatian National Tourism Board.

Rezidor opens the Radisson Blu Resort Split, Croatia
The Rezidor Hotel Group has opened the Radisson Blu Resort Split in Croatia – a luxurious hotel right on the Adriatic coast with panoramic views over the Mediterranean Sea and the island Bra?. After an extensive renovation and reconstruction, the former and legendary “Hotel Split” with a history of nearly 50 years offers 240 stylish guest rooms including 2 outstanding Presidential suites.

Croatia plans world’s first revolving hotel
UK architect Richard Hywel Evans of Studio RHE who specialize in holiday resort design, has designed the world’s first revolving hotel which will be built on Solta, a small island off the coast of Croatia.
Croatia fights back against FCO warning
Croatia has fought back at a warning by the UK’s Foreign Office that tourists visiting the country should be aware of threats from organized crime.The Croatian government has claimed the judgement along with an article by the BBC were deliberately malicious and timed to coincide with the start of its main tourist season.
Row Croatia, or Sail it if you really want to
It is not every day that you get to travel to the beautiful land of Croatia along side some of the top rowers from the UK, and across the globe. However, this was not to be every day, nor every weekend for that matter, this was to be a once in a lifetime experience. Sail Croatia is penned to be a fabulous success, headed by Sydney Olympic Gold Medallist Luka Grubor, the man behind the very reason that the Oxford and Cambridge rowing teams would be battling it out once more. This time they would ditch the Thames and instead head for the beautiful waters of Split.