Last night at Opatija the final festive evening was held in the beautiful setting of the Kvarner Hotel's Crystal Hall Days of Croatian tourism as part of which were assigned i Annual Croatian Tourist Awards, i.e. awards for the best in Croatian tourism in 2024.
These are awards that they award jointly Ministry of Tourism and Sports, Croatian Tourist Board i Croatian Chamber of Economy in a total of 15 main categories, including those for DMK - tourist arrangement of the year, gastronomic experience of the year, hotel of the year (award for the best small and large hotel), campsite of the year, marina of the year, charter of the year, and there are also awards in the active, cultural, business, rural and health tourism.
In front of more than 1100 participants, the tourist destination of the year, i.e. the new one champion of Croatian tourism was proclaimed Porec, the best tourist event was declared 500. Krk Fair - Lovrečeva, gastronomic experience was declared Dalmatian brunch.
They were declared the best large hotels Grand Park Hotel Rovinj i Amadria Park Hotel Milenij, while in the category of small hotels, the title of the best went to her Maslina Resort i Boutique&Design Hotel Navis.
TOURIST EVENT OF THE YEAR
a) Retropathy
b) 500th Krk Fair – Lovrečeva - WINNER
c) Advent in Varaždin
DMK - TOURIST ARRANGEMENT OF THE YEAR
a) Sea Kayak Croatia - Relaxploration Kayak tours
b) Nibs and Sips of Croatia - Culinary and Cultural Odyssey - WINNER
c) Wedding on Dugi otok
GASTRONOMIC EXPERIENCE OF THE YEAR
a) Dalmatian brunch - WINNER
b) Festival of wine and snacks 'Slavonia and Podravina, wine not!?'
c) Spinnaker Gourmet Stage
AWARD IN CULTURAL TOURISM
a) Dalmatia is a storytelling destination
b) Cinehill 2024.
c) Museums of Hrvatski Zagorje - WINNER
PRIZE IN ACTIVE TOURISM
a) Croatian Sahara/Podravina Adventure
b) Adventure and excursion center Rizvan City
c) Cycling marathon "Uvati vitar" - WINNER
MARINA OF THE YEAR
a) ACI marina Rovinj
b) Marina Korkyra
c) Marina Punat - WINNER
SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREMIUM OFFER IN CHARTER ACTIVITIES''
Jadranska jedrenja doo / Adriatic Sailing
AWARD IN HEALTH TOURISM
a) Opatija
b) Naftalan - special hospital for medical rehabilitation - WINNER
c) Priora International Medical Center
AWARD IN BUSINESS TOURISM
a) Amadria Park - Convention Center & Hotel Ivan - WINNER
b) Valamar Lacroma Dubrovnik Hotel
c) MEETEX - Croatian Meeting Experience Summit
PRIZE IN RURAL TOURISM
a) Baranja wine events - WINNER
b) Rural tourism Moslavina story
c) Terra Archaica
CAMP OF THE YEAR
a) Aminess Avalona Camping Resort - WINNER
b) San Servolo Wellness Camping Resort
c) Falkensteiner Premium Camping Resort
SMALL HOTEL OF THE YEAR
a) Maslina Resort - WINNER
b) Meneghetti Wine Hotel & Winery
c) Hotel Supetar
d) Boutique&Design Hotel Navis - WINNER
BIG HOTEL OF THE YEAR
a) Hotel Bellevue
b) Aminess Khalani Hotel
c) Grand Park Hotel Rovinj - WINNER
d) Amadria Park Hotel Milenij - WINNER
"Anton Štifanić" annual award and lifetime achievement award
In the People in Tourism category, the Annual Award was awarded "Anton Štifanić" - tkindergartens/institutions/associations Catering school Opatija i Folk ensemble Jedinstvo Split.
Annual award "Anton Štifanić" - an individual he won Vladimir Škrobo – Bajo, the owner of Baranja House, while they Lifetime Achievement Award won Vlado Mis, director of the Rab destination and advisor to the Management Board of Imperial Riviera dd, a member of the Valamar Group i Vojko Pleština, president of the Management Board of Fiscalis doo and president of the Management Board of tourist festivals Interstas, ITF-CRO and KEA-CRO.
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