On Saturday March 28, Croatia’s largest boat show flung open its doors in Split. The Croatia Boat Show is one of the world’s top ten nautical fairs and usually brings in 50,000 visitors annually. The show will run through April 5.
Nautical tourism (i.e. yachts and yachties) pours 800 million euros a year into Croatia’s coffers, making it an crucial part of the country’s tourism revenues. But that’s not enough! New moorings are in the works to increase capacity with the goal of bringing in two billion euros a year.
In addition to exhibiting the latest yachts and yacht technology, the Croatia Boat Show is expected to advertise Croatia as a major yachting destination. Which it is. So many of Croatia’s islands (such as the Kornati Islands National Park) are only accessible by boat or best appreciated by boat.
See more on the Croatia Boat Show and on sailing in Croatia.
Posted in National Parks, Split
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March 30th, 2009
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Tags: Events, National Parks, Sailing, Split [gpbadge]
