Croatia's revenues from foreign tourists reached €2.72 billion in the first half of 2019, which was an increase of €127 million or 5 percent compared to the same period in 2018, the counry's Tourism Ministry said on Monday, citing sata compiled by the central bank.

In Q2 2019 – the period from April to June – revenues from foreign tourists totalled €2.33 billion, which was an increase of €110 million or 5 percent year-on-year.

“The results achieved in the first half of this year confirm the progress the Croatian tourist industry has made in promoting Croatia as a year-round destination. Over the last five years, tourist turnover in the first half of every year has increased by 62 percent, and revenues by 51 percent,” Tourism Minister, Gari Cappelli, said.