Efforts are intensifying to connect Croatia with its intercontinental tourism markets, reports ExYuAviation on May 29, 2018.
Croatian tourism is changing, and recent years have brought a large increase of tourists from new markets, particularly South Korea and other countries in the Far East. The arrival of first Qatar Airways and then Emirates to Zagreb has opened up new possibilities via their global networks, but nothing quite beats the direct flight option. As ExYuAviation reports a couple of days ago:
“The Croatian Minister for Tourism, Gari Cappelli, has said the country is looking to secure flights from four far away markets in the coming period and is in talks with a number of carriers. These include Japan, China, South Korea and the United States. Speaking to the “Globus” weekly, Mr Cappelli, said, “One of our main goals is to improve Croatia’s air connectivity. The establishment of new flights is crucial to increasing the number of arrivals, especially from far away markets. We are particularly focusing on Japan, with which we recently signed a bilateral Air Service Agreement, but also China, South Korea and the United States, which all account for a growing number of tourists”. Currently, Korean Air and Japan’s ANA serve Croatia through summer charters to Zagreb and Dubrovnik respectively.”
The announcement of Korean Air’s direct flights starting in September came yesterday, and Croatian ministers had more to say on one of the most desired options for tourists and diaspora – direct flights from New York. Read the full article here.
