From the beginning of the year, that is, January and the first few days of February, there were 4,400 Chinese tourists in Croatia and 7,600 overnight stays, an increase of 49 and 19 percent, respectively, compared to the same time in 2019., said Croatian Tourist Board director Kristjan Stanicic.

"Such growth is also planned as a result of activities carried out to encourage further traffic from China. In February, reduced tourist traffic from that market was recorded, which is a consequence of one of the strict measures taken by the authorities in the PRC, ie certain travel bans for the whole of February. However, those who found themselves traveling in Europe during an emergency continued those trips, "says Stanicic, who notes that they are in constant contact with the HTZ representative office in China.

He also stresses that they believe that the authorities in the People's Republic of China will succeed in trying to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, which will ultimately result in a renewed gradual growth in demand from the Far East.