Postcard

07.May 2025. Robert Shepherd

Waiting for Frank Gehry's 100th birthday

Famed architect Frank Gehry, 96, is still waiting for the opening of his masterpiece, the Guggenheim Museum Abu Dhabi, which has now been pushed back to 2026. Until then, if you're in the UAE capital, you can visit two other impressive buildings - the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque and the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Floods

05.May 2025. MLJ

1.800 tourists evacuated from Petra in Jordan

The Jordanian authorities have evacuated almost 1.800 tourists from the ancient site of Petra, which is in the expansion of a narrow canyon in the south of the country, due to a flash flood, Jordanian media reported.

Tourism

21.January 2025. BB

Are vouchers for vacations in Serbia being abolished?

The "My Serbia" association warns that the abolition of vacation vouchers in Serbia would seriously threaten the development of domestic tourism and lead to a drop in the income of caterers and hoteliers, "which would return us to the situation of ten years ago, when providing accommodation was a secondary activity."

Initiative

11.December 2024. S.Ć.

How to make Paracin become Corning

The two-day forum "Creative Glass" will present viable ways to make Paracin a tourist destination, similar to a small town in New York state - Corning

Tourism

07.November 2024. Sanja Zrnić

Utah is about to shut down due to debt

The National Association of Utah Travel Agencies could be shut down after 70 years due to blocked accounts and a debt of about 16 million dinars. Director of Juta, Aleksandar Seničić, tells "Vreme" that the help of the state, but also the political will, is necessary for the survival of such an association.

Tourism

17.October 2024. IN THE

Serbia wants to abolish Booking: Conflict between the state and accommodation rental platforms

The State of Serbia has announced the cancellation of the global Booking platform due to allegedly illegal business in tourism. On the other hand, the representatives of the online accommodation rental company shift the responsibility to the local owners of the apartments that are rented out, stating that it is ready to cooperate with the government authorities to solve this problem

Montenegro

22.August 2024. BB

Mamula Fortress: How a horrible torture camp became an exclusive five-star hotel?

More than 2.000 people, mostly children and women, were imprisoned in Mamula, a concentration camp of fascist Italy during the Second World War. That hotel now has five stars, 26 rooms, six suites, a holistic spa, well-being facilities such as a swimming pool and massage room, gyms, running tracks, three restaurants and four bars, but also a special place reserved for the historical- a memorial gallery that provides an overview of the rich and terrifying history of this locality

Navigator

21.August 2024. Zoran Stanojević

Contactless tourism

A person soon gets used to technological changes, stops thinking about them except when he encounters a stranger or a foreigner, confused and at a loss, and desperate, who does not want to break the rules or pay fines.

Tourism

30.April 2024 MP

Belgrade: In five-star hotels, a higher bed is required

It is logical that five-star hotels fill up the fastest because there are the fewest of them in Belgrade, Miodrag Popović, director of the Belgrade Tourist Organization, told "Vreme" and added that the capital city needs to increase its high-category accommodation capacities.

Unsustainable tourism

25.April 2024 DW

Five euros, mate

Starting today, entry to Venice costs five euros. "It is important to us that the city is less congested, and that should deter the arrival of day tourists on a certain day," explains the mayor of one of the most visited European cities, while civic initiatives believe that a five-euro entrance fee will not improve the quality of life of Venetians

Summer vacation

11.April 2024 Maja Popovic

Onslaught of Serbs in Greece: Pre and post season sold out long ago

Greece is still in the first place for Serbian tourists, says the Director of Utah, Aleksandar Senicic, for "Vreme". Despite the increase in prices, there is a great demand for summer arrangements, so the pre- and post-seasons have long been sold out, as well as the main part of the season - July and August.