Yesterday they Tourist Board of Split-Dalmatia County (ZT SDŽ) and Croatia Airlines u Oslo, in Norway presented the tourist offer of Central Dalmatia and the services of the Croatian national airline for the Scandinavian market.
At a special event in Oslo with the director of TZ SDŽ Ivana Vladović and sales manager Marija Pavić and marketing manager Anamarija Jurinjak from Croatia Airlines, The Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to the Kingdom of Norway was also present. Andrea Gustović-Ercegovac, director of the Croatian Tourist Board office in Stockholm Vedran Sušić and numerous representatives of the tourism sector from Norway.
The Scandinavian market is one of the most promising markets for both Croatia and Central Dalmatia. Namely, last year, Split-Dalmatia County was visited by more than 240.000 tourists from Scandinavian countries, who recorded around 1,4 million overnight stays, placing them in fourth place in terms of the number of overnight stays in Split-Dalmatia County.
Understanding the importance and potential of further positioning in this market, on this occasion, the SDŽ Tourist Board presented the wealth of tourist offer and enogastronomic delicacies through the Dalmatian Brunch. This unique presentation brought creative creations from chefs from the Mediterranean and European regions, led by renowned masterchef Željko Neven Bremec, with a musical performance by Katica Marinović.
Furthermore, the Croatian airline took this opportunity to present its offers for the upcoming season. Thus, during this year's tourist season, Croatia Airlines will directly connect Sweden and Croatia in regular air traffic, while direct flights will also be available to passengers from May 11th until the end of October this year Thursdays and Sundays iz Arrived in Split.
Return airline tickets for flights on this route will be available for purchase starting at €154 on the website www.croatiaairlines.com, and the ticket price includes web check-in and food and drinks on board during the flight. Some of the flights on this route are planned to be operated with the new Airbus A220 aircraft, which offer passengers a first-class flying experience thanks to their innovative design and latest-generation technology.
This year, Central Dalmatia will be even better connected to one of the most important source markets for the Split-Dalmatia County. In addition to tourist traffic, guests from Scandinavia are also above-average consumers with a daily consumption of €203 (according to the TOMAS Croatia 2022/2023 survey). When it comes to the motives for traveling to Central Dalmatia, the greatest interest from this market is for products and offers related to sun and sea, city breaks, nature and gastronomy, while the most popular destinations are Split and Makarska.
We remind you, the project Dalmatian Brunch The SDŽ Tourist Board launched it in 2023 with the aim of presenting the brunch as an authentic Dalmatian meal and an original tourist product, which includes branding facilities and producers that use local, indigenous products and prepare them in the traditional way. In addition, in collaboration with Croatia Airlines, the Dalmatian Brunch will be distributed to passengers on Croatia Airlines flights from April 1 to July 31 this year.
This event was organized by the Split-Dalmatia County Tourist Board and Croatia Airlines in cooperation with the Croatian Tourist Board.
Photo: TZ SDŽ