The Croatian National Tourist Board & Slovenian Tourist Board have concluded their historic maiden visit to India beginning with Mumbai and thereafter traveling to Delhi in order to enhance the number of outbound Indian travelers to their respective countries.

The Croatian & Slovenian delegations were led by their respective Director Generals according India a high priority tourism source market status. The delegation from Croatia was led by Mr. Niko Bulic, Director General, Croatia National Tourist Board and was accompanied by Ms. Maja Pak, Acting Director from the Slovenia Tourist Board. Mr. Marjan Hribar, Director General - Directorate of Tourism, Ministry of Economy, Slovenia also accompanied the high profile delegation.

Present at both cities of Mumbai and New Delhi, were the Ambassadors of Croatia and Slovenia demonstrating the high level of importance placed by these countries in targeting the discerning Indian traveler.

The two-city workshop targeted over 400 participants comprising heads of major travel agencies and tour operators with the aim of updating them with the twin destination tourism product offerings. The workshops also included a networking session which will set the platform for a series of packages to be floated in the coming holiday season.

During the workshops, Croatian and Slovenian Tourist board representatives focused on presenting their country for heritage, culture, adventure, gastronomic delights and scenic beauty. The presentations also focused on positioning Croatia and Slovenia as a year round destination for honeymooners and weddings during the winter season and families for the summer season.

Indian travel fraternity members attending the events in Mumbai & Delhi were treated to musical extravaganza by renouned celloist, Ms. Anna Rucner, a young and successful musician in Croatia, who has been playing the cello since the age of seven. In 2005 she graduated from the Zagreb Music Academy and today enjoys the status of a so called free artist, a great acknowledgement for a musician.

From Slovenia, to enthrall the guests were a delightful group of folk musicians playing Slovene and English folk tunes from the country side.

About Croatia
As one of the most significant travel destinations in the Mediterranean, Croatia has a longstanding tourist tradition. Its USP's embrace well preserved natural wealth and environment, cultural and historical heritage, mild Mediterranean climate and close proximity to European destinations. Croatia is also called a country of a thousand islands, more precisely 1244, which makes it a paradise for boaters.

Croatia stretches from the easternmost edges of the Alps in the northwest to the Pannonian Plain and the banks of the Danube in the east, its central part is covered by the Dinara mountain massif, and its southern part finishes on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It has a sea border with Italy and a land border with Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro.

About Slovenia
Slovenia is a young country by global standards, having been independent since 1991. In Slovenia, you come across different historical eras at every turn. Truly old items are preserved primarily in museums, but archaeological finds can also be seen in their natural setting, the castles are amazing, and the many rural hilltop churches are charming.

Slovenia lies in the heart of Europe, where the Alps meet the Mediterranean and the Pannonian Plain meets the Karst. This small green country measures 20,273 sq. kms in area, and is home to sincere, hospitable people of great diligence. It has an exceptional number of top athletes, and a wealth of cultural creativity.