(TAN): Croatia saw 7.8 million arrivals (37% of 2019) and 54.4 million overnights (50% of 2019) in 2020, of which foreign tourists accounted for 43.1 million overnights (45% of 2019), while domestic tourists accounted for 11.3 million overnights (82% of 2019). This data is according to the eVisitor system, which records tourist traffic in commercial and non-commercial facilities and nautical charter (eCrew system).
“Despite the pandemic and the challenges, we can be satisfied with the results achieved in 2020. Fifty-four million overnights show that the tourism sector has adapted quickly and successfully to the new circumstances. It is important to emphasize that Croatia was recognized as a safe destination due to good epidemiological conditions, and we must continue to work on this in 2021, on extending the peak season and ensuring the resilience of the tourism sector,” said Nikolina Brnjac, the country’s tourism minister.
“After a very challenging and demanding year 2020, in which, in spite of everything, our country achieved one of the best tourism seasons on the Mediterranean, we have an important period ahead of us in which we will carry out activities with the aim of further positioning Croatia as a safe, well prepared and high-quality tourist destination,” said the Director of the CNTB, Kristjan Staničić.
At the national level, the highest number of overnights recorded last year were from the German market (12.7 million), Slovenia (8.3 million), Poland (4.6 million), the Czech Republic (3.5 million) and Austria (2.5 million).
More than 140 thousand overnights were recorded during Christmas and New Year holidays in Croatia.
