DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5n78fv/croatia_tourism_re) has announced the addition of the "Croatia Tourism Report Q3 2012" report to their offering.
Complete preliminary data for 2011 show foreign tourist arrivals grew by a solid 9% year-on-year (y-o-y). Due to weak domestic tourism growth of 2.4% y-o-y, total foreign and domestic tourist numbers increased by a slightly lower 8% y-o-y. After September and October witnessed strong growth in foreign arrivals, of 18.7% and 13.7% y-o-y respectively, growth was more muted in both November and December. In Q411, conference tourism figures record 1,588 meetings held in Croatia, an increase of over 11% y-o-y.
The total number of participants though was down 4% y-o-y to 130,779, while foreign attendees increased by about 7% to 13,563 (there was strong growth year-on-year in the number of foreign participants in Q1- Q311). The performance of cruise ship tourism was relatively subdued in 2011, with 830 cruises by foreign vessels going to Croatia, an annual fall of 3%. Passenger numbers grew by a modest 4.3% y-o-y to more than 1.1mn. Latest figures for January 2012 show a robust start to the year for the tourism sector, with foreign tourist arrivals up nearly 16% y-o-y. Domestic tourism recorded growth of 6%, compared with January 2010.
Low-Cost Airlines
In 2012, the German low-cost airline Germanwings will increase the frequency of flights from Stuttgart to Croatia and also introduce flights to Split and Dubrovnik. From March, Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair connected Zadar and Billund Airport (Denmark), flying twice a week, and Zadar and Marseille, again with two flights per week. In July, until the end of the summer, Ryanair will connect Zadar with East Midlands Airport (UK), flying twice a week.
Companies Mentioned
- Adris Group
- Croatia Airlines
- Cubus Lux
- Hilton Worldwide
- Liburnia Riviera Hoteli
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