Croatia is among the most sought-after foreign destinations of Austrians

According to the results of a survey on the travel plans of the Austrian population in 2022, conducted by the association of national tourism organizations Corps Touristique Austria, Croatia is among the top five most sought after foreign destinations by Austrians!

The list is led by Italy with 58%, Croatia is second with 46%, and among the most popular destinations are Germany, Greece and Spain.

"The results of the research confirm that, despite all the challenges and circumstances, we have successfully maintained the position of one of the leading and most beloved foreign destinations among Austrians. compared to last year, compared to last year, these new indicators represent an increase in interest and demand for travel of about 83%, which indicates the continuation of positive trends during this year. ", said Branimir Tončinić, director of the Croatian National Tourist Board in Austria. 

When we talk about the part of the year when Austrians will travel the most, the results show that it will be during the main summer season with a trend of increased interest in holidays in September.

"Austria is traditionally one of the most important emitting markets for Croatian tourism. Last year we realized about 6,4 million overnight stays of Austrians, which took a high fourth place in terms of results. This year we expect even better results and significant approach to pre-pandemic 2019 trends. . years", said the director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Staničić, adding that Austrians spent the most nights last year in Istria, Kvarner and Zadar County.

Let's add that the results of the research show that the demand of Austrians will be this year most pronounced for bathing vacation, city break tourism, wellness and cultural tourism, while from accommodation they will prefer to choose hotels, holiday homes and apartments. However, the most important criteria by which Austrians will choose destinations include cleanliness and hygiene, safety and weather and climate.

Cars and planes are the most popular means of transportation.

The use of passenger cars increased compared to the previous year (from 72,3% to 76,6%), while the decline in the use of aircraft (from 58,0% to 53,5%) and increased the use of trains as a means of transport (from 26,7 .30,8% to XNUMX%)).

The development of the booking channel is interesting.

Global booking platforms remain at the top (from 59,4% last year to 56,5% this year) as well as direct bookings (from 49,2% to 48,9% this year) but are declining, while travel agencies are experiencing strong growth , ie from 32,1% in the previous year to 41,9% this year.

The travel budget remains more or less unchanged (median: € 3.000), with significantly more respondents (62,7%) wanting to spend up to € 2.000 on their main holiday than in the previous year (56%).