December the 4th, 2020 – Coronavirus struck Croatia with its most horrific blow during the month of November. As the pandemic broke out of control in October and took the most lives so far in November, 10,000 tourists visited Croatia, some of which remain now we’ve entered December.
As Barbara Ban/Novac writes, according to the Croatian National Tourist Board (CNTB/HTZ), there are about ten thousand guests in Croatia, of which six thousand are foreigners, and given the circumstances and restrictions on international travel, no significant tourist traffic is expected during the month of December, although some hotels, camps and household facilities will still continue to operate regardless of the situation.
Most tourists are currently in Zagreb, Vir, Split, Rijeka, Dubrovnik and Pula.
According to data from the eVisitor system, from the beginning of this year to the end of November, 7.7 million tourists visited Croatia, realising slightly more than 54 million overnight stays, which is 50 percent of the results recorded during the same period back in 2019.
There were 1.6 million Croatian tourists recorded and they jointly realised a decent 11.2 million overnight stays, making them second most numerous tourists among all nations, behind those in first place – the Germans.
After the Germans come the Slovenians, Poles, Czechs and Austrians in the category of foreign tourists and in terms of overnight stays. By types of accommodation facilities, the highest number of overnight stays realised in 2020’s first 11 months was in household facilities, around 22 million, then in campsites around 8.8 million, and in hotels – around 7 million.
By Croatian counties, the most overnight stays were realised in Istria, Primorje-Gorski Kotar and Zadar counties, while the top destinations in terms of overnight stays realised were Vir, followed by Rovinj, Medulin, Porec, Mali Losinj, Crikvenica and Umag.
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