Page 70 - Studia Universitatis Hereditati, vol. 5(1) (2017)

dia universitatis her editati, letnik 5 (2017), številk a 1 70Nerezine regatta of traditional sailing boatsitates the development of diving tourism on
- Sailing regattas of wooden treasures in Nerez­
hereditatiine began in the late 1920s.
Lošinj’s regatta on the rocks in September
New Year’s Cup of Nations and Cities in
Underwater Fishing - It’s been held since 1959.
The 56-year-old underwater fishing competi­
tion has been recognized as one of the most pres­
tigious and amongst the most powerful in the
world. The data that you have done and partic­
ipated in this competition is a matter of honor
and prestige of every underwater fisherman in
the world.
Thanks to the beneficial influence of the
sea and the medicinal herbs, Lošinj was
declared a climatic health resort in the 19
th century, so accordingly the island se-
lected the positioning in the tourist mar-
ket under the slogan “Island of vitality”,
which significantly developed the offer
of active tourism. This tourist offer can
be extremely appealing to tourists-divers
who are focused on a healthy lifestyle and
are prone to practicing just sports activi-
ties on vacation.
Lošinj’s specialty is also a large number of in-
ternational sporting events that have a great
tourist potential and affect the season’s ex-
tension and can certainly be interesting for
divers-tourists.
The specialty of Lošinj is also a large number
of unique attractions and events related to
the sea and sea life such as the sea education
center, the turtle recovery or the Dolphin
Days and the celebration of the World Day
of Sea Turtles making the island extremely
attractive for the segment of divers traveling
with families.
The Lošinj city administration and TZ
thanks to the unique Apoksiomeon attrac-
tion have recognized the poetry of antiquity
for branding the destination and launched a
series of activities for the purpose of creating
a new tourist product, which certainly facil-
antiquity.
Accomodation Capacities
70 accommodation facilities with 20,080 beds,
of which 9 hotels, 2 tourist resorts, 9 boarding
houses, 7 campsites and 3 hostels, while other
family accommodation. In the structure of ac­
commodation capacity dominated by camps
with 44% share, followed by family accommo­
dation of 27% and hotels with 12%. Of 9 hotels
22% have 5 * (2 hotels), 56% 4 * (5 hotels) and 22%
3 * (2 hotels).
A large number of accommodation facil-
ities in camps can be interesting for divers
to tourists who like to travel low budget like
passionate divers.
A large number of high-class hotels can at-
tract segments of the recreational dive mar-
ket and those who travel with families who
generally have high income research and
prefer high-quality or luxurious accommo-
dation. A large number of hotels also point
to favorable opportunities for the forma-
tion of tourist products in pre-season and
post-season.
Accessibility Of Destination
Traffic connection
Mali Lošinj Airport-at the moment accessible
only for private airplanes and charters. In 2018
it is planned reconstruction of the airport with
the extension of the piste that will allowed inter­
national flights.
Airport Krk – 80 km from Lošinj. Flights
to: Zagreb, Koln, London, Stockholm, Bucha­
rest. Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Tel Aviv, Košice,
Riga, Moscow, Munich, Innsbruck, Gothen­
burg. Significantly fewer flights out of season.