A great start to the tourist year 2018: 20% more arrivals and 17% more overnight stays in January
According to the eVisitor system, which includes tourist traffic realized in commercial and non-commercial facilities and nautical charter (eCrew system), 217.000 arrivals (+ 20%) and 612.000 overnight stays (+ 17%) were realized in January. Out of that, foreign tourists realized 126.000 arrivals (+ 22%) and 377.000 overnight stays (+ 21%), while domestic tourists also recorded increases in arrivals by 17% and in overnight stays by 12%.The good results achieved in January are the result of a strong pre-season promotion and a diverse tourist offer with an emphasis on events. “The Croatian National Tourist Board continuously conducts marketing campaigns aimed at positioning Croatia as a year-round destination. The winter brand campaign has been successfully implemented, and we will soon start implementing a promotional campaign for the pre-season in markets around the world, which will be active until the end of March. Events such as the Snow Queen on Sljeme or the European Handball Championship held in four Croatian cities had a positive effect on tourist traffic in January.”, Said director Staničić, announcing the recent announcement of the Croatian Tourist Board’s program for the allocation of grants to events.”The continuation of the double-digit growth of tourist traffic at the beginning of this year is the best indicator of how various events, from sports events to numerous new offers, have a positive impact on the development of tourism in Croatia. Today’s guests in Croatia are looking for a diverse offer and facilities, and this is exactly what we will continue to focus our activities and programs on. I believe that the tourist year 2018 will be successful not only through the growth of tourist traffic, but also through an even greater step towards better positioning of Croatia as a year-round destination”, Said Minister Cappelli.Most overnight stays in January were realized in ZagrebLooking at tourist traffic by counties, most overnight stays in January were realized in Zagreb (143.000 overnight stays), followed by Istria (107.000 overnight stays) and Kvarner (80.000 overnight stays). There were 62.000 overnight stays in Split-Dalmatia County, 46.000 overnight stays in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, 25.000 overnight stays in Zadar County, 14.000 overnight stays in Šibenik-Knin County and 10.000 overnight stays in Lika-Senj County.Not counting the city of Zagreb, 124.000 overnight stays were realized on the continent, and most overnight stays were realized in Krapina-Zagorje, Međimurje and Varaždin counties. Looking at destinations, in January, except in the city of Zagreb, most overnight stays were realized in Dubrovnik, Rovinj, Split, Opatija and Poreč.In January, the highest number of overnight stays was realized by tourists from the markets of BiH (60.000 overnight stays), Germany (36.000 overnight stays), Italy (34.000 overnight stays), Slovenia (34.000 overnight stays) and Austria (30.000 overnight stays). (359.000 overnight stays) and household facilities (124.000 overnight stays).
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