Original scientific paper

Characteristics of Nautical Tourism in Croatia

Vesna Mikačić

Abstract

In this work the author gives a survey of the trends of the nautical tourist offer and demand in the last five years, and points to the importance of particular region in the country's nautical tourism. The share of nautical tourism in the whole tourism of Croatia is small, and that is the reason of slight knowledge of its characteristics. The survey carried out in the summer of 2001 in 22 marinas from Umag to Dubrovnik gives an insight into the basic qualitative characteristics of the nautical tourist demand, as well as into the rate and structure of the nautical expenditure. Further research is necessary to test the influece of the nautical tourism development upon the space and environment.

Keywords

tourism; nautical tourism; survey; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

36828

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/36828

Publication date:

4.6.2002.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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