The results are in!
According to data from the eVisitor system which includes tourist traffic created in commercial and non-commercial facilities and nautical charter (eCrew system), Croatia recorded 4.4 million arrivals (+6 percent) and 31.8 million overnight stays (+6 percent) during August. From January to August this year, Croatia achieved 14.8 million arrivals (+14 percent) and 85 million overnight stays (+13 percent). These results were presented by the Ministry of Tourism and the Director of the Croatian Tourist Board, Kristjan Staničić on September 6, 2017.
“These records in tourist traffic that have followed from the beginning of the year confirm and justify the quality management of the tourist system, the well-organized promotional activities, the strong investment in the quality of the offer and service, and the diversity of content in the destinations. Announcements for the season are excellent, and this great double-digit growth of tourist traffic is approaching us – for the first time in Croatian history, the number will reach 100 million overnight stays. When looking at the entire year, we expect higher tourist growth than the European average. This is the direction in which we want to continue because only the dedicated and quality work of everyone in tourism can make Croatia a more competitive tourist destination,” said Minister Cappelli.
The Minister also agreed with Staničić, who added that positive trends are expected in the coming months, especially in September.
“The heart of the tourist year fulfilled our expectations because Croatian tourism grew at high rates during the summer months when our capacities were traditionally the most popular. Today, more than 500,000 tourists are staying in Croatia, and we expect excellent results during September, which is becoming more and more important for our overall results every year. The goal is to finish this year successfully and to be ready to enter 2018 for which we have already started with some preparations,” said Director Staničić.
Of the total number of arrivals and overnight stays in August, foreign tourists achieved 4.1 million arrivals (+6 percent) and 28.2 million overnight stays (+6 percent), while domestic tourists grew by 1.4 percent in arrivals and 8 percent in overnight stays. Thus, in August, most of the overnight stays were achieved in Istria (8.6 million overnight stays), Kvarner County (6.1 million overnight stays) and in Split-Dalmatia County (6 million overnight stays). Next is Zadar County (4.7 million overnight stays), Šibenik-Knin County (2.4 million overnight stays), Dubrovnik-Neretva County (2.2 million overnight stays), Lika-Senj County (1.5 million overnight stays), and Zagreb County (250,000 overnight stays). On the continent in August, not counting the city of Zagreb, there were 316,000 overnight stays (+12), and most of the overnight stays were achieved in Karlovac County (150,000 overnight stays), Krapina-Zagorje County (43,000 overnight stays) and Međimurje County (24,000 overnight stays). Looking at destinations, most of the overnight stays in August were achieved in Rovinj, Medulin, Poreč, Dubrovnik, Umag and Crikvenica.
In August, most of the overnight stays were made by tourists from Germany (6.8 million overnight stays), Slovenia (3 million overnight stays), Italy (2.8 million overnight stays), Poland (2.2 million overnight stays) and Austria (2 million overnight stays). Of the total number of overnight stays, most were achieved in households (13 million overnight stays), camps (6.2 million overnights) and hotels (5 million overnights), while over 720,000 overnight stays (+13 percent) were achieved in the nautical charter.
Looking at the period from January to August, foreign tourists made 13.3 million arrivals (+14 percent) and 75.3 million overnight nights (+13 percent), while domestic tourists recorded growth of 9 percent in arrivals and 13 percent in overnight stays. In the period from January to August, most of the overnight stays were achieved in Istria (23.4 million overnight stays), Kvarner County (15.8 million overnight stays) and Split-Dalmatia County (15.7 million overnight stays). Zadar County follows (11.6 million overnight stays), then Dubrovnik-Neretva County (6.7 million overnight stays), Šibenik-Knin County (6 million overnight stays), Lika-Senj County (2.8 million overnight stays), and Zagreb (1.5 million overnight stays). There were 1.4 million overnight stays (+18 percent) on the continent, and most of the overnight stays were achieved in Karlovac County (470,000 overnight stays).
During the first eight months of this year, most of the overnight stays were made by tourists from Germany (16.6 million overnight stays), Slovenia (8.9 million overnight stays), Austria (6.2 million overnight stays), Poland (5.6 million overnight stays) and Italy (4.7 million overnight stays). The top ten destinations are Rovinj, Dubrovnik, Poreč, Medulin, Umag, Split, Mali Lošinj, Crikvenica, Pula and Novalja. Of the total number of overnight stays, most were achieved in households (31 million overnight stays), hotels (19 million overnight stays) and camps (16.3 million overnight stays), while 2.4 million overnight stays (+ 16 percent) were achieved in the nautical charter.
Translated from Ministry of Tourism
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