Top 10 Most Read “Meet Busters” Stories

DUBROVNIK MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 1: I can organise my event in one of the seven kingdoms on the continents of Westeros, Essos and Astapor.

Unfortunately you cannot visit these continents, because they don’t exist, but they are real locations where the famous sitcom Game of Thrones was filmed, and in Dubrovnik you can really get the feeling that you managed to find yourself in a real Game of Thrones… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

DUBAI MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 2: Dubai is a synonym for the luxury side of the meetings industry

The biggest myth of all is connected with Dubai’s meetings industry. There are certainly a wealth of luxury hotels, the artificial Palm and World Islands, and the highest skyscraper in the world in the midst of it all. For these reasons, a planner might not feel drawn to organising a budgeted congress in Dubai…. ⇒ Read all of the other myths

BLED MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 2: Bled Island is the only island in Slovenia

It is not the only one, but it is probably the most beautiful. The most recognizable symbol of the island is the Church of Virgin Mary with a long and rich history, but the lush greenery hides even more interesting island buildings, such as the Wishing Bell Tower, the vicarage and Provost’s House, and a small hermitage with some mysterious legends… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

SOČA VALLEY MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 2: Drinking water from Sopotnica stream in Soča Valley will keep you forever young.

The Count’s water spring is situated in the Sopotnica stream gorge above the village of Gabrje. According to local legend this water was drank by the Tolmin count who believed that the water would keep him forever young. The Count’s water will of course not keep you young forever, but it does have healing characteristics… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

BELGRADE MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 2: The world’s only Silicon Valley is in California

The famous Silicon Valley can of course be found in California, USA, and indeed all of the major IT brands and websites were created there (Microsoft, Facebook etc.). But it is also true that Belgrade has its own “Silicone Valley” – well, it has a lively street where you will meet the locals that leave their fancy cars right on the street and there’s no shortage of the perfectly styled Belgrade women… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

ZAGREB MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 2: Zagreb is hard to reach.

Zagreb has excellent air, road and train connections to other European and non-European cities. For instance, it is only 390 km away from Vienna, 576 km from Munich, 380 km from Budapest and 420 km from Venice. Over the past few years, Croatia has constructed a web of new, state of the art, modern motorways and if you are coming to Zagreb via Italy, Austria, Slovenia or Hungary, you will arrive quickly and safely… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

PULA MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 1: The Pula arena is the sixth-largest Roman amphitheatre and one of the best preserved.

The start and end point of every sightseeing tour and the town’s most famous and important monument, the Amphitheatre, popularly called the ‘Arena of Pula’, was once the site of gladiator fights that used to entertain up to 25,000 spectators. It was built in the 1st century AD, during the reign of Emperor Vespasian… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

OPATIJA MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 1: Opatija is a seaside resort that was built for high society.

Opatija was built so the cream of Austro-Hungarian society could come to recharge their batteries at the place where sober Central Europe meets the pulsating rhythms of the Mediterranean. The old Opatija, as a unique imperial holiday and health resort, had been a centre of wellness and well-being long before today’s relaxation and marketing gurus… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

VENICE MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 1: Venice is made up of a collection of approximately 115 tiny islands.

The city of Venice itself is a kind of archipelago, made up of lots of tiny islets divided by canals, although it’s a lot simpler to think of the city as one island. The entire city is constructed on water, on millions of tree trunks planted vertically in the soil of the lagoon, for more than 1,000 years in some cases… ⇒ Read all of the other myths

MARIBOR MEET BUSTERS
MYTH 1: Maribor is still a fairly unknown city.

Couldn’t be further from the truth! Maribor was the Alpine town of the year 2000, European Capital of Culture in 2012, the city was granted the 2012 World Festival & Event City Award and gained the honorary title of The European rafting city in 2012, as well as being the European Youth Capital of 2013… ⇒ Read all of the other myths