October records 8 percent more arrivals and overnight stays: 616 more arrivals than last year

According to the first incomplete system data eVisitor, was achieved in Croatia during the first ten months 20,5 million arrivals i 106,6 million overnight stays, which compared to the same period last year represents a growth of 3 percent in arrivals i 1 percent in overnight stays.

In other words, compared to last year, there were 616 thousand more arrivals and 694 thousand more overnight stays.

During the first ten months, the majority of overnight stays were made by guests from the market Germany (22,2 million overnight stays), Croatia (12,6 million overnight stays), Slovenian (10,7 million overnight stays), Austria (8 million overnight stays), Poland (7 million overnight stays), Czech Republic (5,1 million overnight stays), of the UK (4 million overnight stays), Hungary (3,9 million overnight stays) i Italy (3,8 million overnight stays). Looking at the destinations, the most overnight stays were realized in Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Split, Poreč i Umag, and according to the type of accommodation, the most overnight stays were realized in household facilities (39,3 million overnight stays), hotels (24,3 million overnight stays) i camps(20,7 million overnight stays).

October records 8 percent more arrivals and overnight stays

It was achieved in October 1,2 million arrivals i 3,9 million overnight stays, which compared to the same month last year represents a growth of 8 percent in arrivals i overnight stays. In October, the most overnight stays were realized in the destinations Dubrovnik, Zagreb, Split, Zadar and Poreč.

"We have been recording positive tourist results this whole year, and this trend, as we predicted, continued in the postseason. Thus, in October we achieved 87 thousand more arrivals and 286 thousand more overnight stays than in October last year, and this is another confirmation of record achievements, which are also accompanied by financial indicators. We can be very satisfied with everything achieved this year, and even more so when we know that in parallel with achieving these results, which constantly confirm to us that we are positioning ourselves as a year-round destination, we are also continuously working on a comprehensive reform that we want to ensure equal success in the future as well.", he said Tonči Glavina, Minister of Tourism and Sports.

Kristjan Staničić, the director of the Croatian Tourist Board, pointed out that the diverse and high-quality tourist offer, interesting sports, outdoor, gastronomic, but above all numerous business events contributed to the excellent results of tourist traffic in October.

"The interesting offer in the destination is the reason for the arrival of numerous guests in the off-season, especially from the markets of Germany, Great Britain, Austria, Slovenia, but also the USA and France. We focused our increased promotional activities on the foreign and domestic markets precisely on the pre- and post-season in which there is room for sustainable growth of tourist traffic. Numerous airlines also contributed to the exceptionally good October results, i.e. a longer period of air connectivity that connects Croatia with our most important markets.", Staničić concluded.

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