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Main characteristics of the tourist flows in Croatia - 1999

Slowing down the recovery of Croatian tourism due to the Albanian crisis. Total nights decreased for 15% compared to the previous year. Croatian Statistical Bureau registered 4,750,563 tourist arrivals and 26,563,845 nights in the year 1999. That is still less than a half of tourist flows realised in Croatia before the War of the independence when 10 million arrivals and 62 million nights were registered. Although foreign tourists predominate in the country (with 4/5 of total nights), their comeback is slower than the comeback of domestic tourists, who already realise 80% of pre-war tourist nights. As opposed to domestic comeback, foreign tourists realise just 40% of pre-war nights - 21,348,897 nights (in the 1989 they have realised more than 54 million nights). Main characteristics of Croatian tourism are still worse than in the pre-war period (concentration of tourist flows in the peak season and in the coastal regions, dependence on a relatively small number of generating markets, trend of shortening a vacation). Problem of seasonallity: during the two summer months - July and September 2/3 or 67% tourist nights are realised (a decade ago it was 57% of total nights). Problem of regional concentration: 7 coastal counties (among total of 21 Croatian counties) still dominate as leading tourist destinations with the share of 96% nights (a decade ago they reached 94%). Problem of shortening a vacation: duration of a trip is even shorter than it was ten years ago (from 6,4 days to 5,6 nowadays). Problem of a larger market dependence on top ten generating markets in total foreign tourist nights (from 89%, one decade ago, to 94% today). The leading top ten generating tourist markets have stabilised their position in Croatia (they have not changed from 1996, only their internal position varied). In the last four years the top ten generating markets in Croatia have been: Germany, Slovenia, Czech Rep., Italy, Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Poland, the Netherlands. Traditional leader is Germany. Young' transition countries are becoming more and more important (the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland) and they take place of those important earlier: United Kingdom, France, Belgium and FR Yugoslavia. Among the top ten are neighbouring countries (Slovenia and B&H) and those traditionally 'loyal' to Croatia (Italy, Austria and the Netherlands). German and Dutch tourists stay longer (on average more than 8 days), while guests from Italy and B&H stay shorter (less then 5 days) than other tourists. Camps are the most preferred by the Dutch (62% of their nights) and Germans (42%), while hotels are the most preferred by Austrians (39%). Summer months are chosen mainly by guests from Hungary, Italy, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia (more than 75% of total nights per year), while guests from Austria and Germany in these months realise only 55% of their arrivals per year.

Croatian tourist flow; tourist comeback; regional concentration

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