The number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists in Croatia is increasing year by year, but this trend could drastically change this season.
Russians, especially those outside of Moscow, will find it very difficult to decide to travel to a country that requires a visa, partly due to their impulsiveness and habit of planning trips at the last minute, and partly due to the lack of visa offices. At the beginning of this month, 18 visa centers opened in Russia and Ukraine, and by mid-July, the whole of Russia should be covered. However, it is questionable whether these efforts are sufficient to overcome the potential loss of Russian tourists, whose agencies have worked hard over the past 15 years to brand Croatia as an ideal tourist destination.
