CavtatCAVTAT, Oct 27 (Hina) - Croatian, German and Italian tourist agenciesand hotel owners could jointly contribute to the prolongation of thetourist season in Croatia by stepping up advertising campaigns inItaly and Germany, the
heads of the German and Italian associations oftravel agencies and tour operators DRV and ASTOI, Klaus Laepple andAlberto Corti, told Croatian tourist workers who gathered in thesouthern coastal resort of Cavtat on Thursday for a seminar entitled"Croatia in an international tourism environment".
CAVTAT, Oct 27 (Hina) - Croatian, German and Italian tourist
agencies and hotel owners could jointly contribute to the prolongation of the
tourist season in Croatia by stepping up advertising campaigns in Italy and
Germany, the heads of the German and Italian associations of travel agencies
and tour operators DRV and ASTOI, Klaus Laepple and Alberto Corti, told
Croatian tourist workers who gathered in the southern coastal resort of Cavtat
on Thursday for a seminar entitled "Croatia in an international tourism
environment". The two officials said that Croatia already had good
tourist products, such as wellness centres and rebuilt spas in the interior of
the country, which could attract German and Italian tourists in the spring and
autumn months if advertised better.
What Croatia should insist on in its tourist industry is a proper ratio
of quality and price, which Italian and German tourists find satisfactory for
now, they said.
Speaking of advantages of Croatia as a tourist destination over other
countries, they cited a feeling of safety and its closeness to Italy and
Germany, and said that for these reasons Croatia could continue to expect a
large number of tourist arrivals from the two countries.
The World Tourism Organisation's regional representative for Europe,
Luigi Cabrini, said that this and last year's results of the Croatian tourism
sector were impressive, because Croatia managed to keep five per cent of the
overall tourism turnover in Southeast Europe and seventh position in Europe in
terms of tourist arrivals and turnover.