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Tourism: Croatia records good performance in 2018

Statistics say +6% arrivals, +4% overnights

12 November, 15:04
(ANSA) - BELGRADE, 12 NOV - Croatia registered an increase both in the number of tourist arrivals and in overnights in the first ten months of 2018.

According to data recently made public by the National Tourist Board, the arrivals rose by 6% year-on-year to 19 million in the period between January and October 2018, while overnights increased by 4% y/y to 104.3 million nights in the same period.

Foreign tourists accounted for 17 million arrivals up by 6%.

Foreign visitors spent 92 million nights in the country (+4%), mostly by tourist from Germany (21 million), Slovenia (10.4 million), Austria (7.6 million), Poland (6.3 million) and the Czech Republic (5.5 million). The country registered also an increase of tourists from the United States, China and South Korea, Croatian Tourism minister Gari Cappelli said, recalling that Croatia is focusing on programs to attract more visitors from far destinations. (ANSA).

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