Poreč achieved three million overnight stays on the same day as in 2022

According to data from the eVisitor system for the period from January 1 to September 10, 2023. 3,005.095 tourist nights were realized in the area of ​​the Tourist Board of the City of Poreč, which is the same result as in 2022. 

In the same period, there were 539.173 tourist arrivals, which represents an increase of 3% compared to the previous year. This reveals that Poreč was visited by a larger number of guests who stayed in the destination a little shorter than last year.  

Mostly Germans

In the structure of overnight stays, guests from Germany traditionally had the most overnight stays with 918.573 overnight stays (-5%) and 117.791 arrivals (-3%), followed by guests from Austria with 566.438 overnight stays (+5%) and 117.972 arrivals (+6%). Guests from Slovenia achieved 268.017 overnight stays (+3%) and 57.480 arrivals (+2%) in the mentioned period. 

From the fourth broadcasting market, that of Italy, 199.491 overnight stays (+0,32%) and 48.386 arrivals (+5%) were achieved. In fifth place is the Croatian market, which achieved 158.501 overnight stays (+12%) and 49.072 arrivals (+11%). 

The average length of stay of guests in the destination is 6 days, which is at the level of 2022. In recent years, two-week trips are increasingly being replaced by shorter trips. In this sense, the summer vacation is shortened in favor of several shorter vacations distributed throughout the year.

Therefore, statistical data that speak in favor of achieving 3% more arrivals and the same number of overnight stays compared to 2022 are not surprising, according to the Tourist Board of the city of Poreč.

Family tourism destination

According to the type of accommodation from the beginning of the year to September 10, the most overnight stays were realized in hotel accommodation with an increase of 2% compared to 2022, followed by household facilities where 3% fewer overnight stays were realized compared to last year.

In the camps, an identical result was achieved as in 2022, while non-commercial accommodation recorded a growth in overnight stays of 9%.  

According to the organization of arrivals, 53% of guests came to Poreč through travel agencies, and 47% individually. According to the age groups in 2023, the most numerous guests were between the ages of 45-54, i.e. families with large children, and guests between the ages of 35-44, representing families with small children. This further confirms that Poreč is a family tourism destination. 

With an enviable result of over 3 million tourist overnight stays and over half a million tourist arrivals, Poreč confirmed its status as one of the leaders of Croatian tourism in 2023.

This is the result of the synergy of the private and public sectors, continuous investment in infrastructure, raising the quality of accommodation facilities, enriching the tourist offer and organizing a large number of events throughout the year. 

Photo: Tourist Board of the City of Poreč