ZAGREB, Aug 9 (Hina) - A total of 2.59 million tourists were registered as vacationing in Croatia in this year's first six months, which is a six percent increase as against the same time in 2001. The same increase was recorded in
overnights, which totalled 10.5 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.
ZAGREB, Aug 9 (Hina) - A total of 2.59 million tourists were
registered as vacationing in Croatia in this year's first six
months, which is a six percent increase as against the same time in
2001. The same increase was recorded in overnights, which totalled
10.5 million, the Central Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. #L#
June, however, recorded a three percent decrease in the number of
tourists as against June 2001 - 1.14 million tourists accounted for
5.6 overnights, a drop of four percent.
June saw 982,600 foreigners vacationing in Croatia, four percent
less than June last year. They accounted for 5.08 overnights, four
percent less than in June 2001.
The number of domestic tourists (157,800) was the same as in June
last year, but they accounted for four percent less overnights
(514,100).
Almost two million foreign tourists visited Croatia in this year's
first six months, which is seven percent more than at the same time
in 2001. The same increase was recorded in overnights (almost nine
million).
The number of domestic tourists in the first half of the year also
recorded an increase, of four percent, totalling 597,600. They
accounted for 1.6 million overnights, the same figure as in 2001.
The Germans were the most numerous among foreigners vacationing in
Croatia in both the first half of the year and in June (totalling
500,800). They accounted for the highest number of overnights
(around three million).
The Germans are also the only traditional Croatian guests to record
a significant increase as against 2001, both in arrivals and
overnights (17 percent).
In terms of arrivals, the Germans are followed by tourists from
Austria, Italy, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic, whereas in
overnights they are followed by Austrians, the Czech, Slovenes, and
Italians.
The number of Austrian and Czech tourists in the year's first six
months dropped, by two and six percent. The number of Italians
stayed the same as last year, while the Slovenes recorded a four
percent increase.
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