January 30, 2012
Tourism Working Group Forum in Montenegro a Success. The STARS Program aims to improve Northern Montenegro’s tourism sector by attracting investment, enhancing linkages, increasing marketing capabilities, and developing cohesive regional branding. On May 25th and 26th 2009, STARS held two Tourism Workgroup Forums in Zabljak and Kolasin for forty-one individuals from private, non-profit, and government… [Read more…]
Innovation at its simplest is the introduction of something new. New ideas, new products, or a new approach. In 2006, ‘Black Mountain’ was founded because we felt that Montenegro, as a tourist destination, was falling far short of it’s potential. Montenegro was marketing a homogenous product which was vulnerable to changes in demand. We believed… [Read more…]
The Turtle has Landed !! Or more precisely it has swum ashore in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro for its first stop on what promises to be a very exciting journey indeed for Turtle ‘Black Mountain’ – the very first ‘Turtle of Change’ ! At Black Mountain we are extremely excited and proud to be… [Read more…]
Herceg Novi, (once known as Castelnuovo), has changed little in 100 years. The railway has gone, to be replaced by a pedestrian promenade. One castle fell into the sea during an earthquake, but the town would be still be familiar to a Austro-Hungarian soldier from the 1890′s Main Square 2011 Main Square 1900 Travel in… [Read more…]
TripAdvisor™ TripWow ★ Adventures in Montenegro Slideshow ★ to Herceg-Novi. Stunning free travel slideshows on TripAdvisor via Adventures in Montenegro Slideshow.
There are thousands of kilometers of mountain hiking trails in Montenegro. The trails were created by local farmers, hiking and mountaineering clubs and by the Austro-Hungarian army in the late 19th Century. In fact there are so many trails, and they are so rarely visited by tourists that even during the peak summer months it… [Read more…]
Montenegro’s ARMex 48 Hour Adventure Race has been accepted by the Adventure Race European Series (ARES). ARMex 2011 competitors will gain European Championship ranking points. 21.3.2011 For those of you who follow this blog (thanks Mum), and the projects which Black Mountain support.. This is a press release which we have just issued. After just… [Read more…]
ARMex 2011 Press release.1 ————————————————————————- “Between 16 – 18 September 2011, Adventure Race Montenegro is hosting the second ARMex 48 hour endurance race in Northern Montenegro. ARMex is a 250km plus, Expedition Challenge which includes Orienteering, Rafting, Mountain Biking, High Ropes, Kayaking and Running stages. The race crosses some of the most spectacular terrain in… [Read more…]
Sasa Radovic is managing director of Montenegro’s National Tourism Organisation and has supported many of our projects here. The ‘NTO’ has been crucial for the development of tourism. Tourism growth has been rapid, but too dependent upon beach holidays and a very short season (mid July – mid August). The government and ‘NTO’ are now… [Read more…]
January 30, 2012
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