Croatia, a country that relies heavily on tourism, welcomes more than three times its population in visitors every year
Croatia’s journey toward becoming a tourism-driven nation began from a position of weakness. The Old Town of Dubrovnik and Plitvice Lakes National Park—both UNESCO World Heritage Sites—were temporarily designated as “World Heritage in Danger,” and the number of international visitors plummeted. How did Croatia, which now welcomes more than three times its population in tourists, manage to transform itself into a tourism-driven nation despite the negative image caused by the conflict? This article examines the initiatives aimed at reviving the tourism industry from both soft and hard infrastructure perspectives.
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(Source) "KER Economic Information, February Issue" published by the Kyushu Economic Research Institute *This column is a reprint of the article listed on the left.
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