A particular combination of factors has been crucial for the increase of tourism in Croatia during the last months: instability in Egypt and Tunisia, Greece's economic situation and the unexpected warm weather thats is enjoying most part of Europe.Last year, many of the hotels were closed around September 15th , but this year they are still receiving guests and most of them will stay until the end of October.
Although Egypt and Tunisia worked hard to offer low prices to visitors, the political turmoil had a higher impact among tourists. Many of them, above all travellers over 50, decided to look for a more stable destiny, avoiding Greece as well.
These are the guests that are enjoying the warm Croatian autumn.
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This article shows how states are highly influenced by the events in the international stage.
Despite the negative impact that the economic crisis, the political turmoil in North Africa and a possible effect of climate change could have, there are some other countries that have to thank these events.
Tourism is one of the most important sources of Croatian economy. More and more people are now discovering this country and interested in visiting its numerous attractions full of beautiful landscapes and history. Apart from all the touristic proposals that the Adriatic country offers to the travellers, Croatian travel agencies and all the sector related to the tourism are also favored by the crisis that is taking place in the area.
In my opinion, I think it is an intelligent idea to take advantage of this situation in order to spread the image of Croatia in the world as an important tourist destination: and they are using it.
They are bringing new airlines to the country; Germanwings has announced the creation of a new direct line Dubrovnik-Hamburg; less cruises but with more guests are arriving to the Croatian coasts, many of its islands are expected to become a new Ibiza, and more and more British are choosing Croatia as their vacation place. Moreover, the new Croatian tourist sector's goal is to attract more visitors from countries like China, Japan or India.
Should the traditional Mediterranean countries such as Spain and Italy, leaders in tourism, be worried about the Croatian impact in this sector?
Again, international events would have consequences for many other countries.
