Croatia has been voted among the three best short-haul destinations, along with Greece and Italy, by readers of the British edition of National Geographic Traveller magazine, the Croatian Tourist Board (HTZ) said earlier this week.

This year, for the sixth time, National Geographic Traveller UK organised the Reader Awards, as part of which the readers of this prestigious magazine ranked Croatia among the top three countries in the “best short-haul destination” category, said Darija Reic, director of the HTZ office in London.

Italy was voted the best destination in this category.

“At a time when travel is still uncertain, the British are constantly looking for inspiration for future travel. In doing so, they rely on reliable media such as National Geographic, which has been dominating the UK media space in the travel magazine segment for more than a decade with its content and quality. We are extremely pleased and happy that the readers of such a large media paid tribute to the uniqueness of Croatia and thus highlighted our country as one of the destinations that the British are always happy to visit,” said Reic.

The awards were also given in other categories, such as the “best city” category, where Barcelona was the winner and Amsterdam and New York City were finalists, while Japan won the “best long-haul destination” category, followed by New Zealand and the United States.

“This is another in a series of awards to all my colleagues and the entire Croatian tourism industry for a job well done in a year marked by the global coronavirus pandemic, especially if we know that National Geographic awards are given by readers, i.e. British travel enthusiasts“, said HTZ Director Kristjan Stanicic.