ZAGREB, May 6, 2019 – The European Spas Association (ESPA) will hold its annual congress in the thermal spa of Tuhelj on May 8-10, to be attended by representatives from 21 European countries.
The event will present trends, innovations and best practices in spa and wellness tourism, a sector in which Croatia has been strengthening its international position.
The event is organised by the Croatian Chamber of Commerce (HGK) and the Croatian National Tourist Board.
“In recent years, tourism officials have been increasingly working on development and promotion of health tourism, and this year investments worth around 7.5 million euro are expected in that sector. The sector’s annual revenue is estimated at 500 million euro, which is little considering the country’s potential and the relatively high daily consumption, which amounts to 60 euro in spa tourism and 240 euro in medical tourism,” said HGK Tourism Sector head Ana Klarić.
She said that tourists visiting Croatia for spa and medical tourism stay an average of 13 days in the country and that most of them come from Germany, Slovenia, Austria and Italy. They mostly come for dental services and plastic surgery, Klarić said, noting that those services are of very high quality and are very competitive at EU level, as are personnel and equipment.
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