Episode #4. Dubrovnik's tourism: achievements in sustainability, and overtourism problems with Ana Hrnic
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the travel market beyond recognition. But don't be scared: it did not vanish, the travel market continues to develop!
In the podcast, we taste Eastern Europe talking to local entrepreneurs, officials, and other experts about how the region's tourism adapts to the demands of time and what it has to offer travel seekers.
Our today's topic is Dubrovnik's tourism, its achievements in sustainability, and how the city deals with overtourism. Ana Hrnic - a director of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board - is our guest today.
Here are the timeframes of our talk:
1:17 - A little acquaintance with Ana Hrnic and her experience in the Dubrovnik Tourist Board
2:45 - A short description of challenging tourism in Dubrovnik during the time of the pandemic
5:42 - How Dubrovnik is dealing with overtourism and how the pandemic influenced that factor
9:33 - Things, which Dubrovnik can offer tourists in 2021
12:33 - How Dubrovnik adapts to the pandemic
17:53 - About changes in areas of mobility, tourism infrastructure, sustainability, and green tourism
21:25 - The things local entrepreneurs offer tourists to make them fall in love with Dubrovnik
23:05 - How Dubrovnik Tourist Board unites forces with other state institutions to promote tourism to Dubrovnik
25:17 - Reflections about is there a place for tourism in the pandemic world
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