Croatia tipped as top 2010 holiday spot

Croatia has been tipped as one of the top ten holiday destinations for 2010, according to the leading tour operators Thomson Holidays and First Choice.
Described as a real jewel with breath-taking mountainous landscapes, rich green forests and medieval cities, this stunning country is already fast becoming one of the trendiest holiday destinations for Brits, the operators stated.
Other destinations which made into Thomson and First Choice’s top destinations for 2010 include Turkey, Egypt, Mexico, Tunisia, Greece (Mykonos), Majorca, Cuba, Montenegro, Morocco (Marrakesh) and Costa Rica.

Dubrovnik in BA’s top ten travel destinations for 2010

Dubrovnik has been selected by British Airways travel experts as one of the top ten travel destinations for 2010.
Known as the ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, Croatia offers privacy and tranquillity making it a popular hideout for the jet set, including recent visitors Jay-Z and Beyonce, according to the report.
Mirjana Dostal, British Airways commercial manager Croatia, said: "Dubrovnik holds many attractions and delightful boutiques, with each corner of the city offering a unique experience. However its cluster of private islands have made this a new favourite destination for Hollywood A-Listers to get-away."
Apart from Dubrovnik, BA's top 10 destinations for 2010 include Cape Town (South Africa), Istanbul (Turkey), Las Vegas (USA), Vancouver (Canada), Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), New York (USA), Stockholm (Sweden), The Maldives and Delhi (India).

Ryanair announces new flights from Brussels to Zadar

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Irish low cost airline, Ryanair, today announced eight new routes from Brussels and Dusseldorf to destinations in Europe for next year. New routes include flights from Brussels to Zadar from March 2010.
The airline’s chief executive, Michael O'Leary said: “With a total of 57 low-fare routes from Brussels Charleroi next summer Belgian consumers/visitors can beat the recession by choosing Ryanair's guaranteed lowest fares and no fuel surcharges to exciting destinations all over Europe.”
The new routes, together with increased frequencies to 14 existing destinations, will increase Ryanair's annual traffic at Charleroi to over 4 million, sustaining 4,000 local jobs.
The airline also announced it would increase its fleet at Dusseldorf Weeze, 70km from the city, by one to eight, and add two new routes.
Zadar flights will certainly delight those who plan to attend next year’s Garden Festival. The festival takes place annually on a beachfront location in the fishing village Petrcane near Zadar. Since its inception in 2006, it has grown considerably and established itself as one of the most popular events for festival goers all over Europe.
This year’s double weekend whammy was followed with a series of three-day and night festivals throughout the summer.

Ryanair kondigt nieuwe vluchten aan van Brussel naar Zadar

De Ierse low cost luchtvaartmaatschappij Ryanair kondigde vandaag acht nieuwe routes vanaf Brussel en Düsseldorf naar bestemmingen in Europa aan voor volgend jaar. Onder andere een nieuwe route vluchten van Brussel naar Zadar vanaf maart 2010.

Chief executive van de luchtvaartmaatschappij, Michael O'Leary zei: "Met een totaal van 57 low fare routes vanaf Brussel Charleroi komende zomer de Belgische consumenten / bezoekers kunnen de recessie verslaan door te kiezen voor gegarandeerde laagste tarieven van Ryanair en geen brandstoftoeslagen voor spannende bestemmingen in heel Europa .

De nieuwe routes, samen met een verhoogde frequenties tot en met 14 bestaande bestemmingen, zal de jaarlijkse toename van het verkeer Ryanair in Charleroi tot meer dan 4 miljoen, ondersteunen lokale 4.000 banen.

De luchtvaartmaatschappij kondigde ook zou zijn vloot te breiden ten Dusseldorf Weeze, 70 kilometer van de stad, door een tot acht, en voegt twee nieuwe routes.

Zadar vluchten zullen zeker genot degenen die van plan zijn volgend jaar Garden Festival bij te wonen. Het festival vindt jaarlijks plaats op een locatie aan het strand in het vissersdorp Petrcane in de buurt van Zadar. Sinds haar oprichting in 2006, heeft het aanzienlijk gegroeid en zich gevestigd als een van de meest populaire evenementen voor festivalgangers heel Europa.

Middelland, as part of the REDS sales team, wins award

Middelland is part of the sales team of REDS - Real Estate Direct Sales - for the sales of Punta Scala and Edel:Weiss Residences. REDS and its team won the prestigious award for best real estate marketing for their project Edel:Weiss Residences.

Dutch: Daphne Bunskoek visits the island of Hvar

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Het item over Kroatie begint direct na de intro:

1. korte intro: Dennis Storm op het Burning Man festival

2. Daphne Bunskoek in Kroatie in Split en op het eiland Hvar

3. Dennis Storm Burning man festival

4. Daphne Bunskoek en meer over de binnenlanden van Hvar

5. Dennis Storm Burning man festival

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Dubrovnik is one of the top five European beach destinations

Croatian Times
The online hotel-price comparison site http://www.trivago.co.uk has compared hotel ratings at the most-popular European beach destinations.

According to the site’s research, Dubrovnik is one of the five beach destinations with the most-popular hotels in the Mediterranean area. Dubrovnik’s 47 reviewed hotels have an average rating of 78.77 points.

The five-star Hilton Imperial Dubrovnik helps the Dalmatian harbour city with 326 good and very good reviews that have an average of 89 of 100 possible points on the trivago evaluation scale.

The online price-comparison site trivago has analysed the most-popular beach destinations for the first time, surveying the 50 most-popular European beach destinations in 2009. The analysis took into consideration over 380,000 reviews of more than 4,000 hotels.

Hotels in Belek on the Turkish Riviera received the highest overall ratings from travellers.

Croatia jet set destination of choice

Croatian Times
Croatia has become the jet set celebrity holiday destination of choice, according to American station CNN.

CNN has reported Dubai has been dropped by celebs because of its financial problems and the top "now" destination is instead Croatia.

The station said in a report on the country: "On the Adriatic arm of the Mediterranean – Croatia rivals other European seaside areas with beaches, sailing, and superb cuisine that's attracted superstars like Steven Spielberg, Andre Agassi, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood, and Sharon Stone."