ZAGREB, Aug 31, 2020 – This year so far campsites have recorded 7.7 million nights or 51% of last year’s results and although there are still tourists and many planned to stay open until October, most could close earlier due to tighter coronavirus restrictions in the main markets, according to the Croatian Camping Union (KUH).
KUH director Adriano Palman has told Hina’s initial forecasts indicated that 2020 would see about 30% of last year’s results. He recalls that most of them opened between May 15 and June 15 as borders were reopened.
At the moment, most of the tourists are from Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic.
Palman says “it’s impossible to forecast” what the situation in September will be and that it will primarily depend on the number of coronavirus infections in all relevant countries and Croatia.
Campsites in Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar, and Zadar countries have recorded 82% of this year’s nights, he adds.
So far, campsites in Istria have recorded 3.6 million nights or 46% of last year’s figure. Campsites in Lika-Senj County have recorded 62% of last year’s nights, followed by Zadar County (60%) and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County (56%).
Palman says campsites in the southernmost Dubrovnik-Neretva County, although the furthest from the main markets have recorded 53% of last year’s nights.
This year has seen a higher demand for mini camps, which have recorded 90% of last year’s nights, although they account for only 4% of total campsite nights, he says, adding that four and five-star campsites, the most expensive ones, account for 52% of this year’s nights.
This year so far, German, Slovenian and Austrian campers have generated 71% of all campsite nights. Polish and Czech tourists rank fourth and fifth, having generated 65% of last year’s nights.
Palman says revenue is likely to be well below 50% of last year’s figures and that campsites expect the adoption of new aid measures to avoid restructuring and retain jobs.
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