ZAGREB, February 5, 2018 – The European Travel Commission (ETC) has described Croatia as “a royal choice for a holiday” where stunning magnetic attraction can be felt, and recommended Croatia as one of the 20 best holiday destinations in Europe in 2018.
The online edition of the ETC’s Europe-Visit Europe magazine cites Croatia among 20 destinations that include entire countries, cities and regions and that “bring something new in terms of accommodation, different attractions and more.”
Croatia is recommended as a country that is unique in many aspects, with rich cultural and historical heritage, splendid sea beaches, rivers, mountains, lakes and very popular music and film festivals.
The magazine recalls that Croatia is the birthplace of inventor Nikola Tesla, the necktie and the Dalmatian dog.
The remaining 19 European destinations recommended by the ETC for this year are Slovakia, the Belgian region of Wallonia, Romania, Switzerland, the Spanish city of Seville, Latvia, Tivoli Gardens in Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, Estonia, the Belgian city of Antwerp, the Czech Republic with five cities, Poland, Slovenia, Vienna in Austria, Germany, Montenegro, Greece as well as Ireland, which is underlined as the top region for holidays in 2018.
The ETC is a non-profit organisation responsible for promoting Europe as a tourist destination in third markets.
It consists of 32 member national tourism organisations that “work together to build the value of tourism to all the beautiful and diverse countries of Europe through, in particular, cooperating in areas of sharing best practices, market intelligence and promotion,” according to information on the ETC website.