TopAdria (THIELE d.o.o), a Croatian limited liability company founded in 2008, is a registered and licensed travel agency offering holiday accommodation, Yacht Charter and Adriatic Cruises. TopAdria is also a tour operator and a registered and licensed real estate agency.
Vesna Thiele is the co-owner and co-director of TopAdria. Vesna is a Croatian national. She has worked extensively in hotel and spa management in Croatia and New Zealand. Her qualifications include a Croatian license for tourism and for real estate.
At TopAdria Vesna focuses on cooperating with accommodation and service providers, and on general management.
Tom Thiele is the co-founder, co-owner and co-director of TopAdria. Tom is a German national from Hamburg.
Tom has lived in several countries and has an in-depth 25-year international business background. After becoming a manager with Unilever in Germany, Tom was the International Marketing Manager for CareerTrack (now Fred Pryor Seminars) and an International Business Consultant in the U.S.. Moving to New Zealand, Tom worked as the Director of Business Development for a luxury lodge and spa and as Duty Manager at the "Distinction Hotels". In the U.K. and in other European countries, Tom was the Head Life Coach and seminar leader for an international group of wellness companies. Before starting up TopAdria in Pula in 2008, Tom was the Business Manager of a 4 star villa and spa in Opatija (Croatia). Tom is very familiar with other cultures and understands what foreign clients are looking for when visiting Croatia.
Tom's qualifications include a B.Sc. in International Management from the ESB Business School in Reutlingen and London, a Central Management Trainee Program with Unilever Germany, a Doctor of Naturopathy from the U.S and a Diploma in Life Consultancy from New Zealand.
At TopAdria Tom focuses on helping international clients, on international marketing and on business development.
Tom also leads the property section of a Forum on Istria called Istrien-live.com.
