With over 16 million tourists visiting Croatia in 2016, a new record was set last year. Never in the country\u2019s history has as many tourists visited in one year.<\/p>\n
The record however may be short-lived if the first two months of the year are anything to go by.<\/p>\n
Croatia\u2019s Minister of Tourism, Gari Cappelli, says that there have been 20% more tourists in the first two months of 2017, compared with the same period in the record-breaking 2016.<\/p>\n
In 2016 Croatia had over 16 million tourists who created more than 91 million overnight stays and generated more than 9.5 billion kuna in revenue. Currently tourism makes up 18% of the nation\u2019s GDP, showing how important a sector it is.<\/p>\n
The government plans to invest around 800 million euros in tourism in 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is 21% more than last year, and this year around 40 hotels will open or be renovated,\u201d Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107 said today.<\/p>\n
Whilst arrivals are up 20% already in 2017, Cappelli says that it is important to note also that bookings are up more than 30% for this time of year compared with 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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