Apart from the world renowned destinations such as Mauritius, the Canary Islands and the Republic of South Africa, this summer German tourists have also opted for Croatia as their favourite destination.

According to data from TUI, the world biggest tour operator from Germany, this year holiday reservations for Croatia in June have increased by 26.4 percent over the same period from last year.

Concerning the structure of the total tourist arrivals achieved last year, foreign tourists accounted for 88.4 percent and domestic tourists accounted for 11.6 percent i.e. there were 9.1 per cent more arrivals of foreign guests and 10,3 per cent more arrivals of domestic guests.

Furthermore, the DZS data shows that in the structure of the total overnight stays achieved last year, foreign tourists accounted for 92 per cent and domestic tourists accounted for 8 per cent. Overnight stays of foreign guests recorded an increase of 7.4 percent whilst overnight stays of domestic guests edged up by 11.3 per cent.

The most numerous foreign guests in terms of overnight stays last year were Germans (23.9 %) followed by Slovenians (10.1 %), Austrians (9 %), Italians and Czechs (both 7.3%), Polish (6.6%), Slovakians (3.9%), British (3.7%) and Hungarians (3.4%), a total of 79 per cent. Foreign tourists from other countries accounted for 21 percent in overnight stays.