Developement of Nautical Tourism in Croatia and Europe in the Last Decade

Nautički turizam spada pod posebnu granu turizma koju turisti koriste u svrhu putovanja i razonode. Počeci nautičkog turizma sežu već iz 16. stoljeća kada su se u Nizozemskoj odvijala yachting natjecanja po kanalima unutar države. Ovaj završni rad bavi se analizom nautičkog turizma Atlantske, Baltičke i Mediteranske obale s posebnim osvrtom na Hrvatsku obalu. Najrazvijeniji nautički turizam je na obali Mediterana zbog ugodne klime, razvijene obale i masovnog turizma. Po pitanju veće razvijenosti nautičkog turizma na Mediteranu ističe se Republika Hrvatska. Njezina razvedena obala i masovni turizam potiču razvoj i gradnju marina i luka te općenito nautički turizam. U posljednjem desetljeću održivost dobiva veću važnost u svim granama turizma te se tako i u nautičkom turizmu uvodi poslovni model Plavog gospodarstva. Uz navedeno također se u radu analizira utjecaj pandemije COVID-a 19 koja je nastala 2020. godine te usporila ekonomiju država i time rezultirala smanjenjem općeg transporta ljudi, dobara i općenito turizma.Nautical tourism falls under a special branch of tourism that tourists use for the purpose of travel and leisure. The beginnings of nautical tourism date back to the 16th century when yachting competitions took place in the Netherlands on canals within the country. This final paper deals with the analysis of nautical tourism of the Atlantic, Baltic and Mediterranean coasts with special reference to the Croatian coast. The most developed nautical tourism is on the Mediterranean coast due to the pleasant climate, developed coast and mass tourism. In terms of greater development of nautical tourism in the Mediterranean, the Republic of Croatia stands out. Its indented coastline and mass tourism encourage the development and construction of marinas and ports and nautical tourism in general. In the last decade, sustainability has become more important in all branches of tourism, and thus the business model of the Blue Economy is being introduced in nautical tourism. In addition, the paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that occurred in 2020 and slowed down the economy of the countries and thus resulted in a reduction in the general transport of people, goods and tourism in general