Croatia showcases at World Travel Market as record visitor figures released

Currently being showcased at the World Travel Market at the ExCeL centre in London’s Docklands, Croatia’s tourist industry is reflecting on a record year so far in 2023.

With two months still to be counted, and cities such as Zagreb, Dubrovnik and Rijeka gearing up for their family-friendly Christmas markets due to open about a month from now, the figures show 19.8 million arrivals between January 1 and October 31.

The compares favourably to the previous pre-pandemic record year of 2019, and an increase of 9% on 2022.

This year started, of course, with the news that Croatia had adopted the euro and had joined the border-free Schengen zone, facilitating travel across the board.