Croatia Records Almost 600,000 Night Stays Over Christmas & New Year Holidays
A total of 594,000 overnight stays were registered in Croatia from December 23 last year to January 8, 2023, which, compared to the Christmas and New Year holidays of 2022 and 2021, represents an increase of 19 per cent.
The data provided by the Croatian National Tourist Board also revealed that during this period, there were more than 214,000 tourist arrivals in Croatia, which means that compared to the 2021/2022 holidays, this figure increased by 28 per cent, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
“With this result, we concluded the previous year very successfully and entered 2023 in a positive tone and atmosphere. That this is so is confirmed by the more than 260,000 overnight stays realised so far in January, which represents a nine per cent increase compared to January last year,” the director of the Croatian Tourist Board Kristjan Staničić pointed out in this regard.
According to him, in order to maintain these trends, Croatia is preparing a series of promotional activities, campaigns, presentations, as well as fine performances.
In addition, he also added that in addition to activities and information campaigns related to the introduction of the euro and the country’s entry into Schengen, Croatia would be presented at the fairs in Madrid, New York, Stuttgart, Dusseldorf and Utrecht during this month.
The most registered overnight stays during the Christmas and New Year holidays are in Istria with 133,000, Kvarner with 123,000, and Zagreb with 97,000.
At the same time, about 60,000 overnight stays were marked in the Split-Dalmatia region, more than 40,000 in the Dubrovnik-Neretva region, and over 32,000 overnight stays in the Zara region. More than 17,000 overnight stays were also registered in the Šibenik-Knin region.
As for mainland Croatia, Krapina-Zagorje County recorded more than 19,000 overnight stays, followed by Međimurje County with around 12,000 and Karlovac County with about 10,000 overnight stays.
As Croatian Minister of Tourism and Sports Nikolina Brnjac explains, at the moment, Croatia is registering 32 per cent more overnight stays, which includes a ten per cent increase in the continental part, and according to her, this is an excellent indicator of the continuous increase in demand for Croatia from tourists.
Moreover, during the Christmas and New Year holidays, Opatija recorded over 42,000 overnight stays and Split almost 36,000. Then comes Dubrovnik with nearly 35,000 overnight stays, Rovinj with over 31,000, and Poreč with almost 28,000 overnight stays. Whereas in Zadar, more than 24,000 overnight stays were made; in Mali, more than 19,000, almost 14,000 in Rijeka, and 11,000 in Medulin.
Based on the data of the Croatian National Tourist Board, out of 190,000 foreign tourists, Austrians stayed the most nights from December to January with over 77,000, while Slovenians registered about 62,000 stays, Germans more than 55,000, and Italians more than 37,000.
