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 »

Update – The official Peljesac Bridge Study info:

The Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development presented in Dubrovnik on Monday a study on the economic, transport and demographic impact of the construction of the Pelješac Bridge. Read the rest of this entry »

The springs on the Gacka River have this year definitely established themselves as a not-to-be-missed destination when passing through Lika, one of the Central (Continental) Croatian regions. Read the rest of this entry »

Hotel-winery Zdjelarević is situated in Brodski Stupnik in the very heart of Croatia’s well-known wine region, Slavonia. Read the rest of this entry »

An important infrastructre project of Croatia is Peljesac Bridge, which construction has started couple weeks ago. Read the rest of this entry »