Tourism in Croatia increases

Croatia saw a 12.4% increase in tourist arrivals this June compared to the same month in 2006. This is in addition to a 12.7% increase in the first half of 2007 compared to the same period last year. The number of domestic holidaymakers was 215,800 in June and 827,600 in the first 6 months of the year, up 14.7% and 11.3% respectively compared to 2006. In June, Croatia was visited by 1.34 million foreign tourists, or 12% more than in the same month of 2006; the total number of tourists in the first 6 months of the year was 2.71 million.

The number of Russian tourists choosing Croatia as their holiday destination has also increased. From January – August 2007, Croatia welcomed 122,732 Russian tourists.