​Stats show fewer foreign tourists in Croatia in July, rise in local visitor numbers

The number of tourists visiting Croatia in July fell by 0.7% as against July 2018, however, the number of visitors in the first seven months increased by 3.7% compared to the corresponding period in 2018, according to figures collected by the e-visitor system.

In July, a total of 4.7 million arrivals were registered. Of them 4.24 million were foreigners, down by 1.3% as against July 2018, whereas the number of arrivals of Croatian guests increased by 7.9% to 356,089, according to the data provided by the the National Tourism Board (HTZ) on Tuesday.

Overnight stays in July fell by 1.3% to 30.5 million. Overnight stays by non-resident visitors declined by 2.2% to 26.97 million, whereas overnight stays by resident visitors increased by 6.1% to 3.56 million.

In the first seven months, Croatia registered 11.5 million arrivals, up 3.7%, and there were 10.1 million arrivals by foreign tourists (up 3.2%), who made 49.96 million overnight stays, up 0.2%. Domestic guests made 1.39 million arrivals (+7.1%) and 6.9 million overnight stays (+5.4%). (Hina/FaH)

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