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Record breaking tourism results continue – 2017 is a great year for Dubrovnik Ivana Smilovic

Record breaking tourism results continue – 2017 is a great year for Dubrovnik

Written by  Sep 04, 2017

According to the E-visitor system, Dubrovnik has made record tourism results in all types of accommodation, with 17 percent more arrivals and 15 percent more overnight stays from the beginning of the year. By September 3rd, three million overnight stays were made, which was 9 days earlier than last year.  

From January 1st to September 2nd this year there were 876,076 tourists in Dubrovnik, which is 17 percent more than in the same period in 2016. There were 2,985,324 overnight stays, or 15 percent more than last year. In the first eight months, the largest number of tourists came from the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Sweden, Australia, Italy and Norway. Markets that show the increase in arrivals are: United Kingdom (28% more), US (39%), China (58%), Brazil (32%), India (64%).

From January 1st to September 2nd this year, 455,342 guests were accommodated in hotels, which is an increase of 7 percent over the previous year and 1,546,984 overnight stays, 6 percent more than last year.

Private accommodation in the first seven months of this year had 305,048 arrivals, 28 percent more than in the same period last year and 1,066,725 overnight stays, which is 23 percent more than in 2016.

This year's August achieved excellent results! Only in August there were 211,965 arrivals, 12 percent more than in the same month last year and 779,763 overnight stays, which is 9 percent more than 2016. Most of the visitors in August were tourists from the United Kingdom, followed by tourists from France, Italy, Germany, Spain, USA, Australia, Croatia, Ireland and Sweden.

In the first eight months, there were 864,751 arrivals, which is 17 percent higher than in the same period of 2016 and 2,945,107 overnight stays, or 15 percent more than last year.

Great results are expected in the next few months too. Traditionally, with the coming of September, congressional events will begin.

The Voice of Dubrovnik

THE VOICE OF DUBROVNIK


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