09 December 2018 - The tourist organization of the Žabljak Municipality has recently published a report explaining the activities undertaken for the preparation of the upcoming tourist season. The representatives of this organization revealed that the ski centres “Savin kuk” and “Javorovača”, whose terrains and infrastructure are fully prepared, will start operating at the end of the month when the first tourists are expected in Žabljak.

The preparations for the tourist season in Žabljak included the modernization of ski centres, especially on “Savin kuk” where a new road from the city to the ski resort was built, as well as new, modern parking for visitors. Works on the construction of the artificial snowmaking system are still in progress; therefore this new type of infrastructure on the “Savin kuk” Ski Resort will be available only from the next tourist season.

Representatives of the Žabljak TO also stated that in the second half of the month, the city is organizing the traditional gathering and decorating of the city, along with a New Year Bazaar on the main town square, which will mark the beginning of the winter tourist season.

This organization has also published the prices for the ski centres. When it comes to “Savin kuk” Ski Resort, the prices are the following:

• one-day ski pass costs 12 EUR;
• half-day and children (up to 14 years old) ski pass costs 8 EUR;
• night ski pass requires 6 EUR;
• the two-day ski pass costs 20 EUR in February and March;
• ten days ski pass costs 100 EUR in January, and 80 EUR in February and March;
• the price for seven-day ski pass in January is 70 EUR, and 60 EUR in February and March;
• five-day ski pass costs 50 EUR;
• seasonal ski pass requires 150 EUR (seasonal ski pass for residents of Žabljak is 100 EUR)
• tourist ride with a cable car costs 7 EUR for adults, and 4 EUR for children.

Freeskiing will be provided for children from Žabljak up to 14 years old, Montenegrin Ski Team and Mountain Rescue Service.

When it comes to “Javorovača” Ski Resort, these are the prices:

• ski lift for adults costs 8 EUR, and 5 EUR for children
• seven-day ski pass for adults requires 48 EUR, and for children 30 EUR.

08 December 2018 - Luštica Development Company presented the Luštica Bay Project in China for the first time. The project was presented at a prominent event organized in cooperation with the largest portal for investments and real estate in China, Juwai China Agent Summit.

“We are delighted to be the golden sponsor of Juwai China Agent Summit 2018, and a key speaker at the Property Forum today in Shanghai,” said the representatives of Luštica Development Company.

Juwai China Agent Summit is an event in China that provides instant on-the-ground sales channels, allowing individuals and companies to network with local Chinese agents, extend their network in China, and learn from industry experts about how to connect and do business with Chinese overseas property buyers. Juwai, which means “home overseas”, is visited by thousands of Chinese buyers each day from over 326 cities throughout China, as well as major Chinese communities in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Beyond the opportunity to gain insights into the Chinese market from industry leaders, international agents who visit the Juwai event, gain the privilege to network one-to-one with top local Chinese agents from areas like real estate, immigration, financial wealth planning, and education industries – who may become valuable allies in capturing the vast Chinese “buying homes overseas” market.

Representatives of Luštica Development have had a great honour to participate in such an event, and even become the “golden sponsor” of the Juwai Manifestation. Still, their presentation in China continued during the Luxury Properties Showcase 2018 in Shanghai. LPS Shanghai is the leading luxury real estate exhibition held in China’s commercial and financial capital. Organised in cooperation with over 200 official media & show partners, the eighteenth consecutive edition of LPS has allowed the city’s elite property buyers to interact and mingle with the world’s most influential property experts. Held at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre located in the heart of the city, LPS Shanghai 2018 showcased properties from all over the world: China, USA, Canada, UAE, Australia, France, UK, Italy, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and many more.

By building an impressive and luxurious marina town that offers waterfront residences, hotels, berths, golf and lifestyle facilities, Luštica Development team has become a valuable segment of Orascom Development Holding. The representatives of LD took part in the LP Shanghai Showcase as key speakers of the event. “This is the first presentation of Luštica Development Projects to the Chinese market. We had an opportunity to explain all about our latest developments and projects to the visitors of the fair,” announced the LD PR service.

08 December 2018 - Porto Montenegro was awarded recognition at this year’s prestigious regional CIJ Awards for Serbia and Southeast Europe, with successes across three categories: Best Lux Residential Development, Best Overall Residential Development, and Best Marketing & PR Campaign of the Year. Competing against some strong real estate candidates in the region, Porto Montenegro managed to secure the most significant and best-ranked nominations, as voted by a network of members and partners of CIJ, the CEE & SEE Europe’s Real Estate businesses.

The Porto Montenegro marina village features contemporary chic residences with architecture inspired by the Italian Riviera, ideally suited to the surroundings of the Bay of Kotor. The residences offer studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom configurations and luxury penthouses, roof terraces and infinity pool podiums with spectacular views of one of the most beautiful bays in the world, as well as a stunning backdrop of Mount Lovćen. These are all factors that make Porto Montenegro one of the most prestigious addresses on the Montenegrin coast, with 290 completed residential units and a total of 410 anticipated in summer 2019, commented National PR Manager at Porto Montenegro, Kristina Skanata.

These awards serve as an acknowledgment to the investors, team of architects and interior designers, and all partner companies involved in the construction of the development. Above all, we are particularly proud to have received the award for the Best Marketing & PR Campaign of the Year. This tells us that we’ve succeeded in promoting a positive image of Porto Montenegro throughout the region, as well as promoting the Tivat Riviera and Montenegro as a destination, she added.

The third CIJ Awards Serbia/SEE took place in Belgrade this week at the Hyatt hotel with a multinational crowd on hand to cheer on the winners. The region has been the focus of an increasing level of investment into real estate, including industrial, retail and residential projects. The results of this wave of investment is now making itself felt in the country with increasing numbers of high-quality projects hitting the market, commented Robert Fletcher, General Manager of CIJ.

The CIJ Awards is a coveted annual awards ceremony for the real estate industry across South East Europe organized by CIJ EUROPE, the leading real estate news provider across North to South East Europe. CIJ EUROPE was founded in 1994.

Read more about the CIJ Awards Ceremony and Porto Montenegro here.  

06 December 2018 - The National Tourism Organisation of Montenegro is dedicated to the promotion of Montenegro's winter tourism offer. In this respect, this year the organisation is also focused on development within the country and countries of the region, which are Montenegro’s target markets when this segment of the offer is in question. In anticipation of the winter season, NTO of Montenegro will present the offer for the New Year's holidays and the winter season in Belgrade to the most important media from the Serbian market. This presentation will be held on December 7th, and the Montenegrin representatives will organise an all-day promotional event for visitors of the shopping centre “Big Fashion Shopping Centre” on Saturday, December 8th, which will include rich entertainment program, gifts, and animation for the youngest. NTO will invite guests from Serbia to enter the New Year 2019 enjoying the events, dinners, and parties with the music of the most popular singers and groups of the region, both in town squares and hotels and discotheques on the coast and north of Montenegro.

After multiple presentations in Belgrade, similar promotional events will be organised in Albania, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. As in the previous years, the presentations will be organized in Sarajevo, Tirana, Dubrovnik, and Trebinje in cooperation with local tourism organisations and local businesspeople. Montenegrin offer will be also presented through PR activities, online promotion through the official portal, social networks, through "outdoor" campaigns - placing billboards at the most beautiful locations of major cities in the country and the region.

Representatives of NTO expect that Montenegro will, based on a program that is already prepared, justify the epithet of a destination that is most recognizable in the region after the New Year's Eve. You can read about the New Year’s Events on the Montenegrin coast here. The rich offer for the holidays is prepared for the northern cities of the country as well. NTO is expecting great interest in the offer and prices of ski centres that are increasingly visited by tourists during the winter season, as well as for the costs of New Year's arrangements in hotels on the coast. Montenegro is entering the winter season with optimistic expectations based on the readiness of mountain tourist centres, new exclusive, luxurious hotels, rich festive programs along the Montenegrin coast and already significant confirmed booking.

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02 December 2018 - Tivat is one of the youngest cities in the Bay of Kotor, as well as on the Montenegrin coast. The city is situated in the central part of the Bay of Boka at the foot of Vrmac (710m) the spur of Mount Lovcen which extends to the north-west side of the town. At the opposite side is the Bay of Tivat which is the largest of four bays forming the Bay of Kotor. The Bay of Tivat with its exceptional beauty attracts every visitor.

There are 17 hotels in different parts of Tivat, but all of them are very close to the sea. There are small hotels with only twenty beds and large ones with about 300 beds. A lot of tourists chose private accommodation which is cheaper, and in many cases, there is no difference in quality comparing it with the hotel accommodation. Both private accommodation and hotels consist of apartments and nicely renovated rooms with their bathroom. Whatever you choose, you are in the right place, because visiting this city for your holiday will be the right decision.

Tourist organization of Tivat has recently published New Year’s Program within the city. As Total Montenegro News journalist explained, Željko Joksimović will entertain citizens of Tivat and their guests on New Year's Eve, and Lepa Brena and Bojan Delić will perform on 1 January, while Ana Kokić and the Tivat band "Toć" will perform on 2 January. The New Year’s program on the city promenade Pine will begin on 15 December when Tivat's caterers will set up recognizable gastro cottages, and the music program will start on 26 December. During the eight holiday days, there will be the concerts of Amadeus band, Ana Rucner, Leontina and guests, Boris Novkovic, La band Tambura night, The gents, Disko inferno, Tribute band ABBA. The rich fun-minded program will continue until January 10, 2019, with a variety of events and resident DJs.

If you decide to spend your New Year’s Eve somewhere along the Montenegrin coast, Tourist organization of Tivat has many propositions for your accommodation options.

If your choice is hotel accommodation, you can pick one of many hotels that are operational all year round, like Hotel Regent Porto Montenegro, Hotel La Roche, Hotel La Perla, Hotel Helada, Hotel Montenegrino, Hotel Astoria, Hotel Carrubba, Hotel Pine Hotel Magnolia, Hotel Palma, Hotel Franca, Hotel Villa Royal, Hotel San, Hotel Anderba or Hostel Anton. TO Tivat has presented all the amenities as well as the contact information of hotels, which you can find on the pictures. 

Read more information about accommodation in Tivat here. 

02 December 2018 - For many years now, the development of winter tourism in Montenegro has been one of the country’s most important goals. The Government of Montenegro has invested about 50 million EUR in Kolašin, the city that will be the backbone of the development of winter tourism in the northern region of Montenegro.

In mid-October, representatives of Montenegrin Government have announced that the central part of the construction process at the “Kolašin 1600 Ski Resort” was completed, including almost one kilometre of roads to the ski resort.

At the end of autumn 2017, the construction of the Doppelmayr's six-seater cable car and the construction of the corresponding ski slopes, under the official name "K-8 Troglava" (named after the 2072 meters above sea level peak), has begun. Most of the works have been completed, all pillars with corrugated batteries on them, as well as the starting and exiting station of the cableway, are installed. The barges are six-seaters with six centimetres thick pillows. The cable car will have a sound system, security cameras along the route, and the Internet will be available to the skiers while driving.

The contractor for the cableway at the Kolašin 1600 site is the Austrian company – Doppelmayr, world's leading manufacturer of ropeways, cable cars, and ski lifts. With the completion of works at the 1600 location, Montenegro will get a new ski resort owned by the state. By building the access road, infrastructure and cableway, the state wants to create conditions for attracting investors who will construct more accommodation capacities and further develop the ski centre.

Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, said during the Premiere Hour of the Assembly this week that the Kolašin 1600 ski centre is expected to be operational in the coming days.

On its Twitter account, the Government of Montenegro has released the latest snow-covered photographs of the ski resort.