Valamar receives recognition for 50 years of hotel business in Dubrovnik

As part of the ceremonial session of the Economic Council of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce - Dubrovnik County Chamber, Valamar was awarded an award for 50 years of continuous hotel business in the Dubrovnik area, and on behalf of the Valamar Group, it was taken over by Ivan Karlić, Deputy Executive Vice President for operations in Valamar.

Hotels on Babin Kuk have been a continuous part of Dubrovnik's tourist offer for half a century. During that time, tourism trends, guest expectations and business standards have changed, but the focus on quality service, hospitality and destination development has remained constant.

Today, Valamar manages five hotels and one camping resort in the Dubrovnik area, continuing its development through investments in the quality of its offer, employees, and sustainable tourism management.

"This recognition has a special meaning for us because it marks 50 years of continuous presence of our hotels in Dubrovnik's tourist offer. We would like to thank the Croatian Chamber of Commerce - Dubrovnik County Chamber for the recognition, as well as all generations of employees who, over the past decades, with their knowledge, dedication and hospitality, have built the quality for which we are recognized today. We are proud of our long tradition, which we continue to develop through new investments, improving the quality of the offer and sustainable development of tourism in Dubrovnik", said Ivan Karlić, Deputy Executive Vice President for Operations at Valamar.

Valamar is today a leading tourism company, managing 37 hotels and resorts and 15 camping resorts in leading destinations on the Adriatic and in Austria. With almost 1,2 billion euros in capital investments over the past 22 years, it is one of the leading regional investors. The company's development is based on creating long-term value for guests, employees, destinations and investors, with a special emphasis on the quality of the guest experience, employee development, responsible resource management and cooperation with the local community.

It is the connection with the destination that is an important part of Valamar's long-term business in Dubrovnik.

Cooperation with local stakeholders, support for the community and investment in employees accompany the development of the tourism offer, with the aim of creating quality tourism that brings value to both guests and the local community.

"Fifty years of hotel business means, above all, fifty years of people - our employees, guests, partners and the local community with whom we build Dubrovnik's tourism together. Valamar's goal is to continue developing a quality tourist offer that respects the identity of the destination and at the same time creates value for the people who live and work here. We therefore see this recognition as an obligation to continue developing this long tradition responsibly and with equal dedication in the years to come," said Tomislav Dumančić, director of the Dubrovnik and Dalmatia Region at Valamar.

The award thus represents confirmation of the long continuity of the hotel industry on Babin Kuk, but also the contribution of all generations of employees who have participated in the development of Dubrovnik tourism over the past five decades.

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