For leading hotel companies in Croatia, the tourist season is progressing as expected according to all announcements and the situation on the ground, with good traffic and strong demand, and it is anticipated that it will overall be better than last year, commented Veljko Ostojić, director of the Croatian Tourism Association (HUT), for Hina.
– According to all indicators and results achieved so far, this year’s tourist season is expected to be better than last year in terms of tourist traffic and revenue. The state of reservations for the main part of the season is good, especially in hotels and camps – Ostojić states.
Currently, at least regarding large hotel companies, all facilities are open, and he also mentions that the open positions for seasonal workers are mostly filled and that there should not be major challenges in that regard.
He considers it positive that the later submitted requests for the import of workers are being resolved quickly and that hoteliers expect the remaining needs to be filled soon.
When asked what is expected during the summer peak season, whether there might be booking delays, and whether ‘last minute’ bookings will be more pronounced than last year, he notes that given the overall structure of accommodation capacities in Croatia and the intense growth in the number of beds in family and non-commercial accommodation in recent years, it may happen that some of these capacities remain unfilled during certain periods of the season.
