More than 600,000 tourists are currently holidaying in Croatia, and some counties have a 60 percent occupancy rate compared to the same time last year, while by the end of the year the tourism results on a country level could reach 40 percent of last year, said Tourism Minister, Gari Cappelli, said on Monday.
"Today we have almost 600,000 tourists, mostly foreigners, and there are about 90,000 locals. Croatia is a safe destination no matter what happens," Cappelli said after a session of the Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ).
Greece, he said in comparison, currently has only seven percent of turnover compared to last year. On the other hand, Croatia has over 50 percent of its turnover in July compared to last year, and more than 30 percent at the level of the previous part of the year.