The director of the Croatian Tourist Association in Prague, Miodrag Mlačič, presented at a pre-Christmas meeting with journalists results that no longer go well with the best in history. Attendance from around the world of 20.2 million people was only half a percent behind the best pre-kovid year of 2019, and overnight stays of 107.8 million exceeded 99% of the record at the time.

Croatia was preparing for a record number of foreign tourists this year. Following the introduction of the euro and the country’s integration into the Schengen area, this sought-after holiday destination has become attractive not only to Czech travellers.

But a negative campaign about prices, natural disasters, sharks, mosquitoes or poisonous spiders has had an impact on some tourists.Czech tourists arrived by the end of November 835,000, nearly 6% more than in the record year 2019, and spent five and a half million overnight stays there. Stays have been reduced to an average of 6.6 nights compared to 2019. Private accommodation and campsites were used more widely. This year’s Czech numbers are a little smaller than those declared at the same time last year.

 As for precious, there are still a number of places in Croatia, especially In Dalmatia, which are also interesting but also less visited . For example, even on the Peninsula of Pelješac or the neighbouring island of Korčula, there are not only beautiful bathing spots, but also structures, almost as in Dubrovnik.

JK