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What vacationers in Croatia currently have to expect

"Sea snot", traffic jams, expensive restaurants - there are other ways.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/Denise Zöhrer Maria O.)

Are you planning a vacation in Croatia this summer and are worried about the stories about "sea snot", traffic jams and high prices? Krone+ has been to popular vacation destinations and knows what travelers should expect. With a few tricks, your trip will remain a dream vacation.

The Croatian Tourist Board in Vienna is expecting a "very good" season in 2024 and (even) more guests from Austria. It could even set a record, as by the end of May there had already been twelve percent more guest arrivals and six percent more overnight stays. It is not surprising that Croatia, together with Italy, is the most popular travel destination for Austrians: it offers access to the Adriatic Sea and can be reached within a few hours' drive.

In times when long-distance travel is no longer affordable for many, these are two important points: The ÖAMTC travel monitoring shows that 60 percent of those surveyed would like a vacation by the water this year. Families in particular prefer to travel by car (82 percent). And that's where the trouble starts for many: endless traffic jams that cause so much stress that you need your vacation even more urgently afterwards. And you haven't even witnessed this year's rampant algae bloom or the pricing ...