Articles tagged “croatia”

Long overshadowed by "Old Europe" for tourism, the Balkans are emerging as the center of "New Europe." But you better book now since the travelers' secret is out.

We've been talking about overtourism for a while now and it's good to see cities getting more creative when it comes to managing numbers. Visitors are going to keep coming to the likes of Barcelona, Dubrovnik, and Amsterdam, and therefore these places are going to have to get smarter about managing the flow of people, whether they already live there or not.

Marketing beaches in the winter is a difficult task, suggesting destinations looking to break out of seasonal stereotypes need on-the-ground product development to give visitors a real reason to reconsider a place besides off-season prices and a smart ad campaign.

Destinations like Croatia can fall into a niche for their reputation of beaches and sunsets. Successfully breaking out of the summer stereotype can significantly boost arrivals and spend throughout the year.

Destinations are foolish not to tap tourists' social updates for their own promotional purposes. The content is authentic allowing the destination to build trust and prolific allowing it to be picky in what visuals it picks.

Serbia has plenty to offer, and for cheap, but few tourists realize it. If attendees of the Exit Festival continue to spread the word, that could change quickly.

EU membership comes with a lot of baggage these days, but in terms of tourism it could mean a win-win situation for both Croatia and its neighbor nations.

Building up Croatia’s infrastructure will boost the economy and provide jobs on the road to greater tourism growth, which inclusion in the Schengen Zone will do even more so than EU acceptance.

EU membership will open Croatia’s borders to European residents, but also increase visa hassles for tourists from Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine. Its impact can already be felt with tourism from those markets already dropping 15 percent.