The Impact of Transitional Changes of Maritime Passenger Transport on Croatian Tourism Development

At the beginning of the nineties, Croatia witnessed the collapse of communism, arrival of democracy, a war of national survival and the launch of the transition. Extraordinarily under these circumstances, tourism has become one of the most propulsive economic activities in Croatia. To preserve this prosperous industry, one must consider the variables that affect Croatian tourism. Research shows that maritime passenger transport has a substantial influence upon seashore tourism improvement. This mode not only represents a sizable share of international tourism transport, but often provides the only access to island tourism destinations. This paper provides an analysis of the impact of the transitional changes of maritime passenger transport on Croatian tourism development. Following a brief examination of the functions of maritime transport within tourism, the paper focuses on: composition of Croatian fleets, potential opportunities in local and international markets, and structural reforms required to increase the quality of Croatian maritime passenger services. Commercialization programmes are significantly important as Croatia prepares to enter the EU, and open up its markets to free competition.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Taylor & Francis
• Authors:
  • Cottam, Heidi
  • Roe, Michael
  • Challacombe, Jonathan
• Publication Date: 2007-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 185-202
• Serial:
  • Maritime Policy & Management
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis
  • ISSN: 0308-8839
  • EISSN: 1464-5254
  • Serial URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmpm20

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beaches; Coasts; Competition; Development; Impacts; Maritime industry; Passenger transportation; Tourism
• Uncontrolled Terms: Commercialization; Communism; Democracy; Fleets; Reforms; Transition economies; Transitional countries
• Geographic Terms: Croatia; European Union countries
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01055411
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 23 2007 1:00PM