“About 120 thousand Russians visited Croatia last year, which is 6% more than in 2015”, - according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), which is citing the data from the National Tourist Croatia. “Totally in 2016 Croatia was visited by about 16.35 million foreign visitors. The number of Russian tourists has increased for the first time after a decline of tourist traffic, which began in 2013”, the report said. The Russian tourists prefer Istria, as well as travelling to Kvarner, Rijeka and Dubrovnik. ATOR noted, that last year the number of Russians, who choose yachting in Croatia, has increased by 12%.

The number of Russian tour operators who will send tourists to Croatia tripled compared to the last year, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), referring to the head offices of Tourism of Croatia Rajko Ruzicka. He, in particular, said that Coral Travel, PAC Group, Vedi tour group and Spectrum will offer summer tours to Croatia. In addition, the number of flights from Russian cities to the Croatian resorts increased by 1,5 times.

Russia remains one of Croatia’s most promising partners in economy, science and culture, Croatian Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic said on Sunday. "We are interested in expanding economic, trade, scientific and technical cooperation with Russia", Pusic, who also serves as the first deputy prime minister, told TASS. "Economy is a high priority sphere", Pusic said. "Croatian companies are seeking cooperation with Russian firms.