Zagreb County confirms tourism results: The number of overnight stays increased by 1 percent compared to 2019

According to the latest data from the eVisitor system, 61% more arrivals and 52% more overnight stays by tourists were achieved in the first eight months in Zagreb County compared to the same period last year. It is certainly important that, compared to the tourist record year 2019, the Zagreb County records 89% of arrivals, while the number of overnight stays is 1% higher than in 2019.

In terms of destinations, this year the most guests stayed in Velika Gorica, Sveta Nedelja, Jastrebarski, Samobor and Ivanić-Grad. 

The data of the eVisitor system also show that, in addition to domestic guests, the most numerous guests are currently guests from the markets of Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the USA, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Belgium.

Looking at the type of accommodation, the majority of guests stayed in hotels, household facilities, camps and holiday homes. According to the organization of arrivals and overnight stays, we record 90% of individual guest arrivals. 

"The Zagreb County has confirmed the tourism results and the trend of growth in arrivals and the number of overnight stays continues. We are continuing the direction that has proven to be justified, which is to raise the quality of services and content and increase tourist products with a primary reliance on indigenous products, recognized and well-known gastronomy, and events that promote all our products, such as the ongoing Via Vino, which promotes wine roads and a rich eno offer. The emphasis is definitely on sustainable tourism. Although we can look at sustainable tourism from many angles, for us the priority is certainly sustainability and the promotion of the authentic offer that we are rich in, as well as the inclusion of as many local stakeholders as possible in our tourism product"  expires Ivana Alilović director of the TZ of the Zagreb County, adding that continental tourism has numerous advantages and that the continent can justifiably extend the tourist season.

Ceremonial opening of the new edition of the Via VINO festival

By the way, it was just yesterday the Via Vino destination campaign started, which proved to be very successful last year and achieved outstanding results. 

Last night they were in Voštinić-Klasnić winery, visitors tasted the autochthonous variety of the Moslavina region, Scarlet  paired with carefully prepared snacks from the Barrel Zagreb restaurant. A selection of bruschetta versions with homemade beef and duck, homemade sausages,  grandma's cream cheese and freshly prepared corn bread, delighted everyone present. The magical atmosphere of this late summer evening outdoors was accompanied by open fireplaces, magical lighting and the sounds of music that continued after the screening itself.

"This year's edition of the Via VINO festival takes visitors to unforgettable locations throughout the Zagreb County where they can enjoy the local gastronomic offer, acclaimed wines and great films. In its second year of being held, Via VINO attracted many visitors and we filled all the scheduled places on the first weekend of the event, which gives us as the organizer of this manifestation a clear message that our visitors want to participate in more events of this type of wine and gastronomy format.Aliliović concluded.

One of the objectives of the TZ Zagreb County is to position Zagreb's green ring towards Zagreb as an ideal weekend destination, and it is precisely these kinds of quality and well-rounded events that create the motivation to come. The event lasts until September 17.09. inviting visitors to unrepeatable film locations close to the capital.

More about the Via Vino project:

/ / / The second edition of the Via VINO destination project is starting, from which we can learn a valuable lesson

/ / / Via VINO - a new great destination campaign and a complete tourist product of the Zagreb County