All indicators suggest that this year should be another bumper year for Dubrovnik’s tourism business. And we can expect more Austrians and Germans in the region than ever before. Reports in the German media show that bookings for Croatia are well up on 2016.

The most popular destinations for German tourists for 2017 are Greece, the Balearic Islands and then Croatia. One of the reasons that bookings for Croatia and well up on last year is the collapse of Turkey as a holiday destination. Figures show that a massive 58 percent fewer Germans plan to travel to Turkey this year compare to 2016. And just to highlight how terrible the figures are a huge 40 percent fewer German tourists actually travelled to Turkey last year.

And there is more good news from Austria. The leading newspaper in Vienna, Der Standard, writes that Dubrovnik is one of the most favourable destinations for tourists this summer season. Traditional holiday hotspots such as Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona, Rome and Paris are still more popular than Dubrovnik however according to Der Standard Dubrovnik stands out because of the low taxes in hotel accommodation. For example, in Rome the tax for a overnight stay ranges between 5 and 7 Euros, while in Dubrovnik it is 1 Euro for adults and 50 cents for children, regardless of how many stars the hotel has.