Dual carriage highway section from Kikovica to Oštrovica opened >> The 7.4-kilometre dual carriage highway section from Kikovica to Oštrovica, worth 276 million Kuna, a section within the Rijeka - Zagreb highway, Read the rest of this entry »

According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Državni zavod za statistiku – DZS) Croatia registered during the first ten month this year 10.78 million tourist arrivals and 55.1 million tourist nights. Both figures, compared to the same period last year, show an increase by 7.4 and 5.5 percent. Read the rest of this entry »

Flights from Exeter UK to Dubrovnik (Dubrovnik Airport)a re launched yesterday in Flybe’s summer 2008 schedule.  Read the rest of this entry »

Wider acknowledgement of the Balkan region as a tourist destination for Australians has prompted newly re-branded Beyond Travel to include programs for Bulgaria and Romania in the Croatia and Beyond brochure the wholesaler has released for 2008.

Marketing manager Bryce Crampton said the ready acceptance of Croatia by growing numbers of Australians created interest in neighbouring countries.

Formerly Russia & Beyond, Beyond Travel has also made some key changes to several key itineraries. For instance, the Grand Tour of Croatia now takes in Dubrovnik, Sarajevo, Zagreb, Zadar and Split and there’s a new fully escorted Balkan Tour from Dubrovnik including Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia. Read the rest of this entry »

“Things you didn’t know about Croatia ” is title of a short article in this morning’s Daily Mirror.

It says few facts about Croatia, including some details that I am not aware of Read the rest of this entry »