TOURISM – CUMULATIVE DATA1)                       
January – December 2005
 

In the period from January to December 2005, as compared to the same period of 2004, the number of tourist arrivals in all accommodation facilities in Croatia increased by 6% and the number of tourist nights by 8%.

Tourists realised 51 420 948 tourist nights: 10.6% by domestic tourists and 89.4% by foreign tourists. 

In the period from January to December 2005, the number of domestic tourist nights increased by 3% and foreign tourist nights by 8%, as compared to the same period of 2004. 

Concerning the structure of foreign tourist nights (81%), the most of them were realised by tourists from Germany (23.9%), Italy (12.4%), Slovenia (11.1%), Czech Republic (8.8%), Austria (8.2%), Hungary (5.2%), France (4.2%), Netherlands (4.2%) and Poland (3.0%). Tourists from other countries realised 19% of tourist nights.

 1.   TOURIST ARRIVALS AND NIGHTS

 

Arrivals

Nights

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Structure,
 of nights (%)

Average
number of nights per
arrival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total

9 412 276

9 995 070

106

47 797 287

51 420 948

108

100,0

5,1

Domestic tourists

1 500 402

1 528 184

102

5 280 962

5 434 431

103

10,6

3,6

Foreign tourists

7 911 874

8 466 886

107

42 516 325

45 986 517

108

89,4

5,4

 1) See Notes on Methodology

2.   FOREIGN TOURISTS ARRIVALS AND NIGHTS, BY COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

 

Arrivals

Nights

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Structure,
of nights (%)

Average number
of nights per arrival

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

7 911 874

8 466 886

107

42 516 325

45 986 517

108

100,0

5,4

Austria

740 960

742 498

100

3 638 005

3 756 535

103

8,2

5,1

Belgium

81 456

91 925

113

441 259

492 681

112

1,1

5,4

Belarus

2 636

2 694

102

16 380

17 574

107

0,0

6,5

Bosnia and Herzegovina

163 104

170 581

105

755 006

829 161

110

1,8

4,9

Bulgaria

14 211

14 384

101

37 759

36 132

96

0,1

2,5

Czech Republic

663 794

615 535

93

4 172 787

4 051 780

97

8,8

6,6

Denmark

59 830

83 220

139

434 202

624 648

144

1,4

7,5

Estonia

4 542

8 935

197

12 001

29 414

245

0,1

3,3

Finland

14 832

20 060

135

59 232

84 141

142

0,2

4,2

France

392 911

591 098

150

1 241 729

1 920 288

155

4,2

3,2

Greece

4 887

5 535

113

12 994

15 575

120

0,0

2,8

Ireland

36 123

43 631

121

185 015

225 025

122

0,5

5,2

Iceland

5 057

4 192

83

27 999

31 206

111

0,1

7,4

Italy

1 231 901

1 252 684

102

5 374 998

5 698 791

106

12,4

4,5

Israel

64 956

61 313

94

140 489

158 155

113

0,3

2,6

Latvia

5 744

7 495

130

14 196

19 211

135

0,0

2,6

Lithuania

15 355

19 646

128

49 474

65 702

133

0,1

3,3

Luxembourg

3 374

3 182

94

14 399

15 479

108

0,0

4,9

Hungary

403 443

453 395

112

2 092 449

2 405 145

115

5,2

5,3

Macedonia

16 568

18 821

114

67 799

79 700

118

0,2

4,2

Netherlands

212 090

243 651

115

1 690 241

1 910 080

113

4,2

7,8

Norway

32 679

58 601

179

160 256

324 955

203

0,7

5,5

Germany

1 580 244

1 572 090

99

10 887 638

11 001 142

101

23,9

7,0

Poland

240 654

241 868

101

1 285 529

1 374 595

107

3,0

5,7

Portugal

14 646

18 697

128

27 605

38 173

138

0,1

2,0

Romania

17 308

22 691

131

70 881

92 313

130

0,2

4,1

Russian Federation

67 696

80 335

119

605 285

695 201

115

1,5

8,7

Slovakia

176 294

184 891

105

1 100 947

1 183 499

107

2,6

6,4

Slovenia

884 273

878 882

99

5 032 470

5 099 116

101

11,1

5,8

Serbia and Montenegro

35 854

49 495

138

129 255

186 193

144

0,4

3,8

Spain

56 907

84 183

148

123 753

169 701

137

0,4

2,0

Sweden

87 750

127 387

145

457 317

690 014

151

1,5

5,4

Switzerland

103 686

113 909

110

412 054

473 309

115

1,0

4,2

Turkey

6 306

7 442

118

18 135

20 511

113

0,0

2,8

Ukraine

9 421

13 054

139

62 177

81 178

131

0,2

6,2

Great Britain

208 359

255 500

123

1 015 029

1 348 574

133

2,9

5,3

Other European countries

32 655

28 555

87

91 682

69 107

75

0,2

2,4

Australia

28 138

40 825

145

69 174

95 022

137

0,2

2,3

Japan

22 932

32 748

143

39 805

53 721

135

0,1

1,6

Canada

21 921

24 742

113

63 296

66 836

106

0,1

2,7

New Zealand

7 300

9 700

133

16 615

22 424

135

0,0

2,3

USA

97 564

115 289

118

254 109

291 747

115

0,6

2,5

Other non-European countries

41 513

51 527

124

114 900

142 763

124

0,3

2,8

 

3.   TOURISTS ARRIVALS AND NIGHTS, BY TYPES OF ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES

 

Arrivals

Nights

 

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2004.

I. – XII. 2005.

Indices

I. – XII. 2005.
I. – XII. 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

9 412 276

9 995 070

106

47 797 287

51 420 948

108

Hotels

3 288 773

3 674 845

112

13 567 655

14 800 605

109

Villas

1 233

1 632

132

2 409

4 212

175

Hotel resorts

212 977

202 543

95

1 326 810

1 303 349

98

Hotel-apartment resorts

193 260

178 715

92

1 426 297

1 293 267

91

All suite hotels

27 653

25 163

91

161 321

158 937

99

Apartment resorts

257 407

241 379

94

1 887 493

1 811 552

96

Tourist resorts

7 995

42 864

536

48 557

294 867

607

Apartments

69 905

67 406

96

501 466

469 998

94

Tourist apartments

9 305

20 838

224

77 287

154 085

199

Motels

37 188

31 604

85

63 068

52 420

83

Boarding houses

28 862

28 355

98

128 970

102 553

80

Guest houses

2 512

6 890

274

11 439

25 634

224

Camping sites

1 934 246

1 933 989

100

13 060 925

13 095 657

100

Suite

13 638

16 832

123

94 614

94 363

100

Studio-type suites

8 500

11 416

134

59 059

73 673

125

Summer houses

393

640

163

3 416

4 531

133

Rooms to let

53 151

63 483

119

185 735

216 655

117

Overnight accommodations

37 267

42 606

114

72 813

78 507

108

Vacation facilities

86 095

87 866

102

546 142

552 113

101

Youth hotels and hostels

85 843

89 240

104

339 173

333 542

98

Inns

5 017

4 507

90

14 800

13 708

93

Spas

21 487

22 213

103

194 022

202 859

105

Mountain lodges

5 363

5 906

110

8 923

9 901

111

Hunting lodges

1 415

1 252

88

3 416

3 327

97

Temporary accommodation facilities

6 391

9 005

141

30 328

31 267

103

Vessel cabins

154 547

136 568

88

154 547

136 568

88

Sleeping cars and couchettes

55 441

50 550

91

55 441

50 550

91

Nautical ports

783 029

772 660

99

1 129 157

1 138 766

101

Non-categorised accommodation

231 954

204 729

88

836 188

784 982

94

Households − rooms, apartments and summer houses

1 756 764

1 981 979

113

11 578 901

13 859 005

120

Households − camping units on camping sites

33 746

35 993

107

224 689

263 044

117

Rural households

919

1 402

153

2 226

6 451

290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic tourists

1 500 402

1 528 184

102

5 280 962

5 434 431

103

Hotels

762 007

791 573

104

1 999 629

2 083 923

104

Villas

298

357

120

501

631

126

Hotel resorts

45 119

40 184

89

188 467

172 618

92

Hotel-apartment resorts

28 184

18 444

65

189 703

86 515

46

All suite hotels

2 726

1 806

66

8 368

5 599

67

Apartment resorts

28 192

25 407

90

160 409

131 242

82

Tourist resorts

3 933

5 713

145

18 382

25 220

137

Apartments

3 005

3 209

107

15 521

15 496

100

Tourist apartments

276

674

244

966

2 841

294

Motels

17 576

14 234

81

34 425

28 505

83

Boarding houses

12 934

14 177

110

42 159

45 467

108

Guest houses

705

1 344

191

1 936

4 242

219

Camping sites

49 498

45 683

92

388 454

355 831

92

Suite

741

3 112

420

4 208

7 080

168

Studio-type suites

1 009

1 278

127

7 477

7 427

99

Summer houses

41

108

263

195

327

168

Rooms to let

16 246

23 549

145

43 483

69 720

160

Overnight accommodations

25 008

28 290

113

49 938

53 522

107

Vacation facilities

55 890

57 076

102

365 947

372 346

102

Youth hotels and hostels

28 474

27 573

97

128 585

117 808

92

Inns

2 563

2 421

94

5 744

5 904

103

Spas

13 210

13 272

100

126 425

132 839

105

Mountain lodges

4 754

4 868

102

7 888

8 059

102

Hunting lodges

1 016

858

84

2 179

2 179

100

Temporary accommodation facilities

1 848

2 488

135

6 490

7 336

113

Vessel cabins

79 184

69 081

87

79 184

69 081

87

Sleeping cars and couchettes

27 409

23 126

84

27 409

23 126

84

Nautical ports

40 090

48 566

121

48 714

63 507

130

Non-categorised accommodation

89 920

81 855

91

287 658

273 621

95

Households − rooms, apartments and summer houses

156 591

175 980

112

1 026 114

1 248 181

122

Households − camping units on camping sites

1 700

1 530

90

13 670

13 389

98

Rural households

255

348

136

734

849

116

4.   ORGANISATION OF TOURIST ARRIVALS

 

Individual arrangement

Organised trip

Arrivals

Nights

Arrivals

Nights

I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2005.

Indices

I.–XII. 2005.
I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2005.

Indices

I.–XII. 2005.
I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2005.

Indices

I.–XII. 2005.
I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2004.

I.–XII. 2005.

Indices

I.–XII. 2005.
I.–XII. 2004.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Total

6 151 727

6 363 691

103

28 538 142

30 563 775

107

3 260 549

3 631 379

111

19 259 145

20 857 173

108

Domestic tourists

1 001 217

1 024 967

102

3 312 215

3 524 368

106

499 185

503 217

101

1 968 747

1 910 063

97

Foreign tourists

5 150 510

5 338 724

104

25 225 927

27 039 407

107

2 761 364

3 128 162

113

17 290 398

18 947 110

110

 1)    The index exceeds 999.