ZAGREB, May 6, 2018 – In 2017, Croatian travel agencies arranged trips with overnight stays in Croatia for 2.2 million foreign tourists, who realised 13.6 million overnights. Foreign tourists realised an average of six tourist nights in Croatia, according to the national statistical office (DZS).
In 2017, the number of foreign tourists whose travels to Croatia were organised by Croatian travel agencies increased by 9.0% and the number of overnights by 7.0%, as compared to 2016.
When it comes to overnights realised by foreign tourists in Croatia whose travels were organised by Croatian travel agencies, most of them were realised by tourists from Germany (27.4%). They were followed by tourists from the United Kingdom (11.6%), Poland (6.6%), Austria (5.8%), Italy (5.7%), the Czech Republic (5.4%), the Netherlands (4.5%), Sweden (4.4%) and Slovenia (4.1%).
In 2017, domestic tourists whose trips in Croatia were organised by Croatian travel agencies generated 1.2 overnight stays. Compared to 2016, the number of domestic tourists whose trips in Croatia were organised by Croatian travel agencies decreased by 4%. Domestic tourists whose trips abroad were organised by Croatian travel agencies generated 1.1 million overnights.
In 2017, domestic same-day visitors whose trips abroad were organised by Croatian travel agencies travelled mostly to Austria (40.3%) and Italy (26.1%). In 2017, as compared to 2016, domestic same-day visitors whose trips in Croatia were organised by Croatian travel agencies increased by 2.2%, while those abroad increased by 12.7%
