Changes of tourism in Croatia in the post-socialist period
Changes of tourism in Croatia in the post-socialist period
Author(s): Tomasz WiskulskiSubject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Croatia; Perkal Synthetic Indicator; Rectangular Coordinate System; tourism
Summary/Abstract: 21 years of transformation in the tourist function in the territory of Croatia has been summarized in the article. This area has come a long way from the region that was an integral part of Yugoslavia, through the area of warfare related to the civil war to one of the fastest growing tourist destinations in the world. The number of tourists has more than tripled, with an increase from 57% to 1830% in individual counties of Croatia during the analyzed period. At the same time, there was a disproportionately low increase in capacity of accommodation base across the country at the level of 76%. This increase took values from 20% to 350% in extreme districts.
Journal: Journal of Geography, Politics and Society
- Issue Year: 9/2019
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 14-22
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English