The German ADAC guide also points out that at the European level, the number of overnight stays in campsites and the growth of sales of camping vehicles are increasing by three percent, while the number of campsites is actually stagnating.
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 24th of January, 2020, this year's latest edition of the prestigious European Camp Guide from the German ADAC autoclub showcases the assessments of inspectors as saying that Croatian camps have recorded the highest qualitative increase in Europe (+2.1 percent), while approaching the first-ranked Netherlands, which has stagnated this year.
This year ADAC has included 134 Croatian in its list of the best European campsites, as many as eight more than in 2019. Three new campsites have also received the special Superplatz 2020 designation, which is awarded to the best European campsites, it was announced at the most important camping fair in Germany, CMT. , which took place in Stuttgart from 11 to 19 January 2020.
"The German ADAC has once again confirmed that Croatian camping has the potential to become the most competitive in the Mediterranean. We're proud of our members who invest every year in raising its quality, which was recognised by the guests and rated Croatian camping even better overall than in previous years. The constant growth we've been creating over the last ten years is an indicator of the importance of investing in the development of this sector, which significantly contributes to tourism and also to the entire Croatian economy,'' said Adriano Palman, Director of the Croatian Camping Union, the largest camping association that brings together 271 Croatian campsites.
As mentioned, the German ADAC guide also points out that at the European level, the number of overnight stays in campsites and the growth of sales of camping vehicles are increasing by three percent, while the number of campsites is stagnant. Among the camping guests in Croatia, traditionally the most important are those from the German-speaking area, to whom the German ADAC guide is an absolutely key source of information.
"Although Germans prefer to choose their own domestic market, when travelling abroad, Italy is the first choice and Croatia is second. This gives us optimism for the future because the results show that we're on the right track and we believe that we can be even better in the future,'' said Palman.
This is confirmed by data from last year, according to which, German-speaking guests were responsible for almost 1.2 million arrivals and 8.7 million overnight stays in Croatian camps in 2019, which is 45 percent of total amount of realised overnight stays in camps, marking an increase of two percent when compared to 2018.
The Croatian counties with the highest quality growth are Zadar (+4.5 percent) and in the continental part of the country - Karlovac and Zagreb County (both with +4.2 percent).
The campsites Aminess Camping Sirena from Novigrad, Istria Premium Camping Resort from Funtana and Camping Čikat in Mali Lošinj are three new campsites of thirteen who earned the Superplatz 2020 designation. In total, Lika-Senj County has one, Zadar two, Primorje-Gorski kotar County four and Istria County has six campsites in this prestigious category of the highest quality.
In addition, the Istria Premium Camping Resort in Funtana received special recognition from the German ADAC for being the first in the innovation and development category.
The German ADAC is used in the marking of the quality of the campsites with special offer tags - as many as 31 Croatian campsites are ideal for families with children, 21 are suitable for families with dogs, 19 stand out as attractive to naturists, while seven are fantastic in terms of their wellness offers.
In addition to the German ADAC, Croatian campsites have received additional sectoral accolades: Camping Mon Perin from Bale has been recognised as a "Best Selectcamp campsite" by Vacancesect, one of the largest tour operators in all of Europe, Polidor Camping Park from Funtana is the "Best Campsite in Croatia" according to Camping.info, one of the most popular camping websites in Europe, and Camping Njivice on the Island of Krk is ranked among the top ten best campsites on the Dutch ANWB, one of the largest campers' associations in the whole of Europe.
Croatia has a total of 433 medium-sized campsites and 301 smaller campsites. As many as seven campsites have the highest rating of five stars, while 66 have a four star category. High category campsites with four and five stars cover almost 50 percent of the total Croatian campsite capacity. In 2019, 19.2 million overnight stays were realised in camps.
Istria holds 49 percent of Croatia's total camping capacity, Dalmatia holds 28 percent, most of which is in Zadar. The strongest continental county by number of campsites is Karlovac, with eight campsites.
The German ADAC is a respected autoclub, founded back in 1903 with over 18 million members and is the largest such club in Europe. It has been publishing its campsite guide on a regular basis since 1950 and is considered as the most relevant indicator of quality within the sector.
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