In Croatia, 57 percent of residents aged 15 and older did not travel for multiple days last year, while 43 percent did so at least once, spending a total of 8 billion kuna, according to data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics (DZS).
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These are preliminary data from the DZS on the tourist activity of the population in 2017, which show that the most common reasons for not going on multi-day trips in 2017 were financial, with 55.2 percent citing lack of money, 25.6 percent citing health reasons, and 20 percent citing lack of time due to family obligations.
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The reasons for the 43 percent or 1.6 million residents of Croatia aged 15 and older who traveled privately for at least one multi-day trip in 2017 were primarily vacation, for 32 percent, and visiting relatives and friends, for 28.3 percent.
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Of the total of their 4.2 million trips, 63 percent or 2.6 million were within Croatia, where they spent 44 percent or 3.5 billion kuna of the total 8 billion kuna expenditure. In Croatia, they also accounted for the majority of the total 26.6 million overnight stays, or 65.2 percent or 17.4 million, with the majority or 68.3 percent of those overnight stays occurring in non-commercial accommodation, most often at relatives’ and friends’ homes, followed by their own houses, apartments, weekend homes, etc.
