As result of the thick fog, more than thirty flights have been cancelled at the Zagreb airport. Read the rest of this entry »

Sibenik , recently saw the first tourist visit to the attractive medieval gardens of the Sveti Lovro monastery, in the area of the monastery closed to the public. This has revived an important part of Sibenik’s history and given it a new dimension in both education and tourism. Read the rest of this entry »

According to Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) , tourist year 2007 in Croatia closed with record figures.

The first draft of 2007 figures are following:

• Croatia had a total of 10.8 million visits (6% increase compared to 2006), resulting in just over 57 million overnight stays. Read the rest of this entry »

Following last year’s celebration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of the genius Nikola Tesla – inventor, electro technician and physicist – his demonstration studio was recently reconstructed at the Zagreb Technical Museum, home of replicas of the best-known of Tesla’s inventions.

The studio, part of the effort to make Nikola Tesla a recognizable brand in his native Croatia, is Read the rest of this entry »

December of last year saw the launch of a complete renovation and revamping of the existing facilities and accommodation at Dubrovnik’s Hotel Excelsior, operating within the Adriatic Luxury Hotels group (ALH).

The 14 million euro reconstruction is the second one in a short period. Early last year, namely, an older part of the hotel was renovated, the Villa Odak, with six million euro going into the reconstruction that completely overhauled 62 rooms.

The latest reconstruction of the Hotel Excelsior (http://www.hotel-excelsior.hr/) , closed while the construction is under way, will run through to spring, and, says its management, should be open for guests in late May 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Ever since the Split-based IT company Gideon Multimedia presented its new version of the mobiEXPLORE cell phone based tourist guide in July last year (www.mobiexplore.com), over three hundred thousand tourists have accessed the guide to inform themselves of the tourist offer, local customs and points of interest, to reserve a table at a restaurant, a room in a hotel or any of the many other contents the guide offers.

Although targeted above all to tourists, to use prior to coming to Croatia or upon arrival, mobiEXPLORE has shown itself to be very interesting to local users looking for information of daily culture and entertainment events, and the hospitality and recreation offer. Read the rest of this entry »