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FlyGlobespan has enjoyed such a stunning success with their flights to Pula this year that they’ve announced a new Edinburgh to Dubrovnik flight for next summer. Starting on May 24, the route will run every Saturday throughout the summer. Prices start at a measly £67.99 one way. The announcement is welcome news in Croatia where officials are still reeling from Ryanair’s pullout from winter service on the London-Pula and London-Zadar routes at the end of this month. Some say that the Irish low-cost juggernaut pulled a fast one on the tourism officials in Pula and Zadar who subsidised the opening of Ryanair’s Croatia routes. Apparently, clever Ryanair negotiated a contract allowing them to pull out without returning the €500,000. It was probably a bad deal all around for Pula and Zadar. It’s not clear that the Zadar-bound stayed in town; the Pula flights appealed mostly to Istrians looking to visit London cheaply and who comes on Ryanair anyway? People that don’t stay in expensive resorts, eat at pricey restaurants and take organised tours. Better luck next time.

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Some 880 fires in the first 26 days of July? What’s going on? Croatia’s head fireman suspects arson in the blazes that have been tearing through patches of the Croatian interior leaving 18 dead. Most of the fires broke out in Lika-Senj County Karlovac County, Slavonski Brod-Posavina County and Osijek-Baranja County but the hills around Dubrovnik were also blighted with fires that were quickly contained. The hinterlands of Split and Zadar also were ablaze with fires that are now contained. Croatia islands have been largely spared except for Solta which suffered a serious fire last week.

Sadly, one of Croatia’s most beautiful national parks, Paklenica National Park is currently being threatened by fire. Beginning on July 26, the fire at Veliki Rujan is still blazing desipite the efforts of several hundred firefighters and soldiers, two planes and a helicopter. See the video.  Strong northerly winds have made it difficult but the latest word is that the fire has been contained.

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Zadar’s passenger pier is undergoing reconstruction that will run to the end of May. As a result passengers on the Zadar-Ancona ferry line will embark and disembark at the port of  Gazenica, (5km southeast of Zadar on the road to Sibenik).  Bus transportation will connect the port of Gazenica with the port in Zadar. Go to article.

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The 220 million euro development will be the largest wellness center in Croatia when finished. The Austrian Falkensteiner group is financing the construction of a 460,000 sq metre complex in Punta Skala, near Zadar, that will contain one five-star hotel with 210 rooms and suites and one four-star hotel with 252 suites not to mention pools and saunas in each.  Nearby will be 28 Dalmatian-style villas. Plus there will be a marina and a golf course. WOW. The first phase will be completed in 2008. No word yet on when it will all be done.

Falkensteiner is not a new name in Zadar. The group has invested heavily in building and renovating hotels in Borik, Zadar’s tourist development. Their star project is the Hotel Funimation.  Read more about  Zadar hotels.

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Rumors have been flying for months but now it’s official. Low-cost carrier Ryanair is launching a new route from London (Stansted) to Zadar beginning April 23. The flights leave London at 17.10pm Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 5.10pm arriving in Zadar 3 1/2 hours later. Flights from Zadar to London leave Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm. This is going to be a big boon to one of my favorite cities in Dalmatia.

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline (6th Feb) announced 16 new routes across Europe and its 19th base in Dusseldorf today. This expansion brings Europe’s lowest fares to four new airports, Alicante (Spain), Maastricht (Netherlands), Palma de Mallorca (Spain) and Zadar (Croatia).

These 16 new routes are available for immediate booking on www.ryanair.com, and to celebrate we are offering 5 million FREE seats so passengers should get online immediately, before they are all snapped up”.

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That’s right. FREE SEATS to Zadar! So get online and start planning your visit. From Zadar, you can hike in Paklenica National Park, take a day trip to Plitvice Lakes National Park, visit unusual Pag Island or hop a ferry to untouristed Dugi Otok.

Or, find out about other cheap flights to Croatia.

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