ZAGREB, 1 Nov 2021 - The Croatian National Tourist Board (HTZ) is presenting Croatian tourism at the World Travel Market in London in person from 1 to 3 November and online on the 8th and the 9th, the HTZ said on Monday.

On the first day of the event, HTZ director Kristjan Staničić met with representatives of easyJet, TUI, SAGA, Jet2.com & Jet2Holidays, Globetrotter TV, National Geographic, and Wanderlust.

Staničić said Jet2.com and TUI brought the largest number of British tourists to Croatia and that Jet2.com's "announcements for next year are excellent."

"For next year our partners are announcing a rise in demand for Croatia and more flights," he added.

EasyJet's development manager Richard Owen said the company planned to introduce new flights to Croatia next year, including to Rijeka and Osijek for the first time.

Frank Broersen of TUI said this year there was a 16% increase in bookings for Croatia from 2019 and that they were confident the negotiations with Croatian partners that were underway would result in an increase in TUI capacity to Croatia.

Jet2.com & Jet2Holidays officials also announced upping capacity to Croatia.

This year to date Croatia has registered more than 230,000 arrivals and about 1.2 million overnights from the UK, up by 83% and 77% on the year, respectively.

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On the second day of the World Travel Market (WTM) in London, Minister of Tourism Gari Cappelli held meetings with tour operators and airlines Thomas Cook, TUI, Ryanair and Saga at the Croatian Tourist Board's booth. 

One of the largest tourism expos in the world is in full swing