{"id":968,"date":"2026-01-30T18:25:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/our-approach\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T18:21:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:21:52","slug":"our-approach","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/our-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"Our approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"968\" class=\"elementor elementor-968 elementor-11\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85923ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85923ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725b82da e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"725b82da\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3746898d 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icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Our approach<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d878092 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"6d878092\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_right   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span><span>Our approach<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-263dc9db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"263dc9db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc8b3c8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5dc8b3c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f446dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f446dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Personal signature in every detail<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bf420fa elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"2bf420fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_left\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><span><span>Klara Grahovac<\/span><\/span> creator of an authentic experience and the first Local Host <span><span>of the Year<\/span><\/span> in Istria<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714f5245 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"714f5245\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2a8795 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d2a8795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6618b6ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6618b6ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1332\">Klara Grahovac has been recognized as the creator of a personal and authentic approach to family accommodation and <em><strong>is the first winner of the &#8220;Best Host of the Year &#8211; Local Host&#8221; award of the Istrian County<\/strong><\/em>. This recognition is given to those who do not see guests as passers-by, but as people who are welcomed with care, warmth and a sincere attitude. For her, being a Local Host is a daily practice &#8211; a personal welcome, direct communication and attention to details that turn a stay into an experience. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ec21cf e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"72ec21cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65aa3266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65aa3266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1513\" data-end=\"1778\">As she herself points out, she welcomes guests as friends, with a rich local experience, respect for tradition and culture, and constant quality improvement. She believes in responsible and environmentally conscious business, but above all in authenticity that cannot be learned or copied. It is this approach that has earned her the trust of her guests, recognition in the media, and the status of one of the faces of modern, more humane tourism in Istria.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-634af205 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"634af205\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6580a11d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6580a11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c861be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10c861be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does she believe<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543fc2a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"543fc2a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She believes in tourism with a human face, in sincere contact and experiences that have character. In a slower pace, authenticity without pretense, and a space where everyone can feel natural and welcome. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee04779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ee04779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Klara's approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-410dd3a3 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"410dd3a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">welcomes guests as friends, not as reservations<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">fosters personal contact and direct communication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">promotes local culture, people and traditions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">continuously improves the quality of service<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-check\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">operates responsibly and environmentally aware<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137f8751 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"137f8751\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/klara-grahovac-winner-of-the-award-your-host-of-the-year-local-host-iz\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKlara Grahovac, winner of the award &#8220;Your host of the year &#8211; Local Host&#8221; I\u017d\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Klara Grahovac from Pula, an expert with almost thirty years&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/klara-grahovac-on-changes-in-istrian-tourism-we-destroyed-the-most-valuable-thing-istria-had-space\/\" class=\"elementskit-entry-thumb\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/klara.png\" alt=\"Klara Grahovac on changes in Istrian tourism: &#8220;We destroyed the most valuable thing Istria had &#8211; SPACE&#8221;\">\n                                <\/a><!-- .elementskit-entry-thumb END -->\n                                                            \n                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .elementskit-entry-header END -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-post-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/klara-grahovac-on-changes-in-istrian-tourism-we-destroyed-the-most-valuable-thing-istria-had-space\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tKlara Grahovac on changes in Istrian tourism: &#8220;We destroyed the most valuable thing Istria had &#8211; SPACE&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Klara Grahovac, an Istrian expert with almost thirty years of&hellip;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                                            <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" id=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/klara-grahovac-on-changes-in-istrian-tourism-we-destroyed-the-most-valuable-thing-istria-had-space\/\">\n                                            See more                                             <i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-right-arrow1\"><\/i>                                        <\/a>\n                                    \n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div><!-- .elementskit-post-body END -->\n                    <\/div>\n                \n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n       <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aada7df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aada7df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b650d06 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b650d06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_delay&quot;:0,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1136e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a1136e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BIOGRAPHY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d71fe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"1d71fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-text_center\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Pioneer of the <span><span>authentic<\/span><\/span> experience <span><span>in 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Her work is based on the belief that true hospitality cannot be standardized or automated \u2013 it is built through relationships, trust, and honest contact with people.<\/p><p data-start=\"656\" data-end=\"1013\"><em><strong>As the first winner of the &#8220;Best Host of the Year &#8211; Local Host&#8221; award of the Istrian County<\/strong><\/em>, she has become one of the faces of a modern, more humane approach to family accommodation. Her philosophy is simple: she welcomes guests as friends, shares local culture, tradition and customs with them, and provides them with an experience that goes beyond the stay itself.<\/p><p data-start=\"1015\" data-end=\"1433\"><em><strong><strong>She has been professionally involved in tourism for almost three decades, and family accommodation has been a part of her life since her earliest days<\/strong><\/strong><\/em>. She grew up in Pula, in a family home where guests were welcomed as friends, and after her father&#8217;s death in 2002, she took over the management of a holiday home in the village of Pusti \u2013 the first holiday home categorized for tourism in the interior of Istria back in 1995, at a time when rural tourism was just beginning its development.<\/p><p data-start=\"1435\" data-end=\"1865\">In addition to many years of experience, he builds his work on a strong professional foundation. She received her Master&#8217;s degree in economics from the postgraduate scientific study &#8220;International Tourism in the National Economy&#8221; at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, where in her master&#8217;s thesis <em><strong>&#8220;New Types and Forms of Rural Tourism in Istria&#8221; in 2007 she warned about the challenges of mass tourism and the importance of preserving the authenticity of space, identity and quality of life of the local community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"2272\">Today, she is recognized as a pioneer of rural tourism in Istria \u2013 a person who consistently advocates a sustainable, responsible and personal approach, in which people, space and experience are more important than numbers.<\/p><p data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"2272\"><em><strong>For Klara, hospitality is not a job, but a way of life and a daily practice in which every arrival is experienced as an encounter, and every stay as an opportunity to create relationships and memories that last long after leaving.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28f67b e-grid-align-left elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"e28f67b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-77b599c\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.linkedin.com\/in\/klara-grahovac-04ab9793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fab-linkedin\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home Our approach Our approach Personal signature in every detail Klara Grahovac creator of an authentic experience and the first Local Host of the Year in Istria Klara Grahovac has been recognized as the creator of a personal and authentic approach to family accommodation and is the first winner of the &#8220;Best Host of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-968","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/villa-branko.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}