ZAGREB, April 24, 2019 – During the Easter weekend, as many as 179,513 tourists arrived in Croatia, generating 566,687 overnight stays, according to the figures collected by the eVisitor online tourist registration service.
The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) said on Wednesday that the arrivals and overnight stays from 19 April (Friday) to 22 April (Monday) jumped by 80% and 90% compared to last year’s Easter weekend which was from 30 March to 2 April.
The most numerous guests were Germans (124,229) and they were followed by Italian passport holders (58,205) and guests from Austria ((48,975) and lovenia (33,136).
The most sought-after destinations were in the coastal areas, including Istria, a larger Rijeka area and Dalmatia.
Broken by city, Dubrovnik was the top performer with 53,978 overnight stays during this Easter weekend. One of the most prominent guests in the southern Croatian seaside resort this past weekend was Juventus striker Christiano Ronaldo, who was accompanied by his family during the holidays.
The Croatian Chamber of Commerce reported on Tuesday that the consumption during the Easter weekend totalled 1.4 billion kuna (190 million euro).
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