According to the eVisitor system, which includes tourist traffic in the commercial and non-commercial segment and nautical charter, on Monday July 28th, more than two million tourist arrivals were realized in Croatia in July, which is 54 percent of arrivals in the same period last year.
There were also 14.7 million tourist overnight stays, which is approximately 59 percent of last year's result.
Out of the total number of arrivals, foreign tourists realized 1.8 million arrivals (51 percent of last year's result) and 12.5 million overnight stays (56 percent of last year's result), while the traffic of domestic tourists is at 90 percent of last year's traffic measured by arrivals and 78 percent in overnight stays.
In the current part of July, in the period from 1st to 26th July, in terms of the total number of arrivals, the leading market is Germany, which achieved 92 percent of last year's result, followed by Slovenia with 91 percent of last year's result and Poland and the Czech Republic with about 82 percent last year’s result measured by arrivals in the same period.
The destinations with the highest number of arrivals so far in July are Rovinj, Medulin, Crikvenica, Poreč, Umag and Split.
-We are conducting intensive promotional, but also informational campaigns, in which we communicate that Croatia is a safe tourist destination in our nearest emitting markets. These are, given the circumstances, excellent indicators and a good announcements for August in which we expect the continuation of positive trends. This is confirmed by the number of about 700 thousand tourists who are currently vacationing in Croatia - said the director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Stanicic, emphasizing the importance of further responsible behavior in order to maintain the perception of our country as a safe tourist destination.