As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, even the bad weather over the last few days hasn’t succeeded in spoiling the excellent tourist results for Istrian camps and hotels during the post-season. For the whole year, compared to the record, pre-pandemic year of 2019, the number of overnight stays is now only 3% behind. Of the 350,000 tourists currently staying in Croatia, about 100,000 of them are on the gorgeous Istrian peninsula, as reported by HRT.
There are now much smaller crowds, the sun is still warm but not brutally hot, and the sea hasn’t cooled down all that much either, meaning swimming is still very much a possibility, this combination is ideal for guests from the north. The Fazana camp is still half full, and among the 2,000 guests, the majority are retirees, parents with small children and school groups on trips away.
“The season is better than that of 2019. I can say that cumulatively, in total, the whole year will end with some 10% plus compared to 2019,” said Roland Cinkopan, the director of the Bi-Village camp in Fazana.
Even in the camp in Pula, the cottages are still full, and the rent of several hundreds of euros per night is now half the price. “We wanted to stay a few days, but it’s beautiful, especially with this view, so we’re staying the whole week,” said Paola from Germany, and that view extends to a luxury hotel with all the accompanying facilities. Although it has just been renovated, it was immediately recognised on the market and will not be closed even over winter. In the coming months, it will host congresses, and now individual guests, mostly Austrian nationals, are staying there.
Raising the overall level of quality and increasing consumption is part of the strategic plan for tourism development not only in Istria but across the rest of country, crowd reduction is also a top priority.
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