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FIJET, the Croatian branch of the oldest and largest professional association of travel journalists and writers on tourism in the world, this year also awarded the annual Marko Polo awards for the best travel features, stories and reports.
Around 10 foreign journalists - members of FIJET - came to accompany the award ceremony.
The evaluation committee, which was composed of Jadranka Rilović, Marija, Barić, Hrvoje Zovko and
Ante Gavranović (president), made the following decisions:
"MARCO POLO 2022" AWARD WINNERS
MARCO POLO GRAND PRIX
DARIA MARJANOVIĆ
For the promotion of Croatia in the Alpe Dunav Jadran show
MARCO POLO GRAND PRIX (Decision of the Executive Board of Fijet Hrvatska for a lifetime achievement)
ANTE GAVRANOVIĆ - for a great personal contribution to the development of tourism journalism and the improvement of journalism
in Croatia
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ZRINKA TURALIJ - for regular programs "Culture News" published on HRT with
with an emphasis on information, education and improvement of musical heritage and contemporary ones
standards in culture.
JURICA GALIĆ JUKA - for broadcasts published from Dalmatinska Zagora on YouTube video
film and on-line portal "Dalmatinski portal": "Dumpers of Kučiće" and "Zadar sfinga"
"Sinj ferrata Rera".
LARA ČERNICKI - for travelogues published in the magazine MERIDIJANI Kvarnerski
Islands on foot and by bike: Premužić's trails on the island of Rab, Unije Island - ideal
a place for a peaceful vacation in the Dobrinj area of Krk
THE HEROES OF GUNJAC - for the report "7 rivers flow through Knin and they are its greatest natural potential", published on HRT
GORAN ŠAFAREK - for the reports "Čudesna Telašćica" and "Drava", published in the travel magazine
Croatia Airlines magazine.
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ALEXANDER STEMP - for reports from Zagreb, especially for the report "From Zagreb with love", published in the electronic magazine The Budapest Times.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO MARCO POLO
DRAGICA LEMEŠIĆ - for overall contribution to tourism journalism
MORNING PAPER - for the implementation of the "Best Croatian marina" election according to a survey in 33 marinas along
Adriatic coast
OLEG MASTRUKO - for the travel series Chronicle of Global Warming
MIRJANA ŽUGEC PAVIČIĆ - for the very successful promotional campaign of organizing the visit of the Bulgarian media to Međimurje
MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ - For the overall contribution to the music promotion of Croatia, especially for the performance on the occasion of the opening of the Pelješko Bridge
FIET TOLERANCE
JURICA GALIĆ JUKA - For numerous reportages in which he showed a high degree of tolerance, exceptional humanity and understanding for the African continent"
We congratulate all colleagues on the awards.
The 2020 FIJET Croatia award was also given to Goran Rihelj, founder and editor-in-chief of the HrTurizam portal, for publishing reports and articles on Croatian destinations on portals HrTurizam.hr i Tourist stories.
FIJET is the oldest and largest professional association of travel journalists and writers about tourism
Federation internationale des journalistes et ecrivains du turisme (FIJET) was founded in Paris in 1954 by travel journalists from France, Belgium and Luxembourg. It was the time after the Second World War, which tortured and crippled Europe in every way, materially and humanly. Europe was divided into blocs, East and West were created, not only geographically. Prejudices and political stigmatizations were created.
It was a time when trips, especially those for pleasure and rest, were rare. At that time, the journalists of the French-speaking area started the media "machinery" with the aim of tearing down ideological borders, despite the blocs, considering that tourism does not recognize divisions and "walls".
They promoted tourist trips for the sake of peace and friendship, but also the fastest economic reconstruction of war-impoverished countries. The ideas and goals of FIJET met with great approval from fellow journalists throughout Europe, and soon in both Americas.
This is how fellow journalists encouraged the development of tourism and tourism journalism as a media promoter of countries and destinations.
