In the organization of FIJET Croatia, in cooperation with the Association of Tourist Journalists of HND, the Marko Polo Awards for the best tourist reports were presented at the Esplanade Hotel, Zagreb. Around 10 foreign journalists - members of FIJET - came to accompany the award ceremony.

The evaluation committee, which was composed of Jadranka Rilović, Marija, Barić, Hrvoje Zovko, and Ante Gavranović (president), made the following decisions:

“Marco Polo 2022” Award Winners

MARCO POLO GRAND PRIX

DARIA MARJANOVIĆ
For the promotion of Croatia in the show Alpe Dunav Jadran

MARCO POLO GRAND PRIX (Decision of the Executive Board of Fijet Hrvatska for lifetime achievement)

ANTE GAVRANOVIĆ
for a tremendous personal contribution to the development of tourism journalism and the improvement of journalism
in Croatia

PLAQUE WITH THE IMAGE OF MARCO POLO

ZRINKA TURALIJA, for the regular show "Vijesti iz kulture," published on HRT with an emphasis on information, education, and improvement of musical heritage and contemporary standards in culture.

JURICA GALIĆ JUKA for shows published from Dalmatian Zagora on YouTube video film and online portal "Dalmatinski portal": "Drummers Kučiće" and "Zadarska sfinga" "Sinjska ferata Rera"

LARA ČERNICKI for the travelogues published in the magazine MERIDIJANI Kvarnerski islands on foot and by bike: Premužić's trails on the island of Rab, the island of Unije - ideal a place for a peaceful vacation in the Dobrinj area of ​​Krk

HRVOJE GUNJAČA for the report "7 rivers flow through Knin, and they are its greatest natural potential", published on HRT

GORAN ŠAFAREK, for the reports "Čudesna Telašćica" and "Drava", published in the Croatia Airlines travel magazine.

A PLAQUE WITH THE IMAGE OF MARCO POLO

ALEXANDER STEMP for reports from Zagreb, especially for the report "From Zagreb with love", published in the electronic magazine The Budapest Times.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO MARCO POLO

DRAGICA LEMEŠIĆ
for overall contribution to tourism journalism

MORNING PAPER
for the implementation of the "Best Croatian marina" election according to a survey of 33 marinas along the Adriatic coast

OLEG MAŠTRUKO for the travel series Chronicle of Global Warming

MIRJANA ŽUGEC PAVIČIĆ for the report on the promotional organization of the Bulgarian media to Međimurje

MATEJ MEŠTROVIĆ For overall contribution to the music promotion of Croatia, especially for the performance on the occasion of the opening of the Pelješko Bridge

FIET TOLERANCE

JURICA GALIĆ JUKA, Travel writer
He showed a high tolerance, outstanding humanity, and understanding of the African continent for numerous reports.

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The Marco Polo award was introduced in 2006, with the beginning awarding in 2010. FIJET's intention with the prize is to encourage local journalists to tell stories about known and unknown Croatian regions, people, customs, and traditions as new exciting content of overall tourist offer, but also as an incentive to the arrival of local and foreign guests.

The award aims to strengthen this special form of journalism to develop the idea that tourism is a story, myth, and legend about specific tourist destinations and to encourage the media to promote the value of our regions through reporting.

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