Plava Laguna
Alen Balczo is a seasoned professional in the food and beverage industry, currently serving as the Food and Beverage Manager at Jadran hoteli Rijeka since January 2024. With over a decade of experience as an F&B Manager at Plava Laguna and previous roles including Head Waiter and Waiter at Adriatic Luxury Hotels, Alen has developed a strong expertise in gastronomy and restaurant business. Alen's background also includes experience in the electrical and mechanical fields, having worked as an electrician with Siemens and ABB, as well as a mechanical technician at Koncar electric rotary machines. Alen holds a Specialist degree in food and beverage from the Faculty of Management in Tourism and Hospitality Opatija and a High School Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical School of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture Rijeka.
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Plava Laguna
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Plava Laguna is a company backed by more than 60 years of successful operation and development, based on ecological principles and sustainable development, during which it has continually taken a leading position in Croatian tourism, by permanently improving its overall offer and also adapting to the needs of the increasingly demanding tourism market. Our accommodation portfolio includes 20 hotels, 11 apartment villages, 9 campsites or a total capacity of 16,219 accommodation units. Plava Laguna employs around 3,000 people at the peak of the tourist season, of whom more than half in one of the forms of cooperation for an indefinite period of time, and generates revenues at the level of HRK 1,186,085,009.00. In our accommodation, refined and adjusted to guests through permanent investments, we can accommodate over 43 thousand guests per day (Poreč, Umag, Rijeka) and thus achieve over 4.8 million overnight stays annually. We also have 360 berths in two marinas and a series of food and beverage, sports and other facilities that complete our basic offer and services. In addition to our 19% market share in overnight stays in Istria and 5.7% in Croatia, we own licenses for sporting events such as Croatia Open Umag ATP tournament and the Olympic triathlon race 5150 triathlon series.