2023 has so far been a successful year for Croatia: on January 1, the euro was introduced in our southern neighbor, and it also joined the Schengen area, which means that from now on it is much faster and easier to get to the coastal country, which mostly depends on tourism, and with With the introduction of the euro, for many, the salary has become much simpler so that you do not have to exchange the kuna.
The President of the Croatian Tourism Association expects a record year from the point of view of tourism for the Adriatic country because of these two things alone. Christian Stanich stated that nearly five million people have so far booked accommodation in the country for a total of 17.5 million nights, which is
Already a 20 percent increase compared to the successful year of 2022, while compared to 2019, the best year yet, the number of nights booked was up 11 percent.
That is why Stanic believes that “based on these results, we expect a positive continuation of the main tourist season and even the whole year,” he reports. uractive.
As the paper notes, tourism Last year it brought 13 billion euros into the country – 20 percent of the entire Croatian economy – however, with the end of border controls within the EU and the introduction of the euro, you expect more income.
By joining the Schengen area, it is also expected to increase the number of weekend tourists from neighboring countries.
We were not close to our main markets of Slovenia, Italy, Hungary, Austria and Bavaria, which is where most of the visitors came during the pre-season.
– thought the head of the Croatian Tourism Association.
At the same time, there are those who do not see that the situation is quite rosy for the newspaper: the head of the Zadar Tenants Association, Daniel Radita, complained that a successful year often depends on the weather, in addition, they believe that the government does not invest well in tourism – for example , there are not enough hotels, and the airport is also small.
