ACCORDING TO the preliminary data from eVisitor, which contains the tourist traffic realized in commercial and non-commercial segments and nautical charter, in Croatia, so far in August (from August 1 to August 9) more than a million arrivals was achieved and 7.2 million of overnight stays, which is around 70 percent of the last year’s result achieved in the same period, Croatian National Tourist Board reported.

They add that the highest number of overnight stays in the same period was achieved in Istria (1.7 million overnight stays), in Kvarner (1.4 million overnight stays), in Split-Dalmatia County (1.3 million overnight stays), Zadar County (1.3 million overnight stays), Sibenik-Knin County (578,000 overnight stays), Dubrovnik-Neretva County (392,000 overnight stays), and Lika-Senj County (271,000 overnight stays). 

70 percent of the last year’s result

“After an excellent July, when we achieved around 60 percent of last year’s result, we have even better tourist trends in August, and we are currently at 70 percent of last year’s result. The markets with the best results are territorially closer ones for which the Croatian destinations are easily accessible via road routes, such as, for example, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary.

We have aimed our promotional and informative campaigns towards these markets by communicating that Croatia is a safe and well-prepared tourist destination. Also, with the increase in the number of airlines, tourism has intensified in the southern parts of Dalmatia,” said the Croatian National Tourist Board Director Kristjan Stanicic, adding that, for example, Dubrovnik and London are currently connected with 44 flights per week.

“It’s extremely important that we continue to behave responsibly and adhere to the prescribed epidemiological measures because it’s the prerequisite for achieving the touristic traffic in the country,” director Stanicic concluded.

There are more German tourists than last year

So far in August, most arrivals came from Germany, around 225,000, which has increased since the last year by six percent. Then there is the domestic market with 178,000 arrivals, which has increased by 18 percent, then Slovenia with 133,000 arrivals, which has increased by 10 percent, and then Poland with 109,000 arrivals, which has increased by 16 percent since the last year.

Looking by destinations, so far in August, most arrivals were achieved in destinations: Rovinj, Porec, Medulin, Crikvenica, Umag, Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Pula, and Novalja.

The Croatian National Tourism Board added that during the last weekend (from August 7 until August 9), more than 323,000 arrivals and 2.3 million overnight stays have been achieved in Croatia.