98n a u t i k an a u t i c sKakav je odnos spram prihvata megajahti, imali tu potencijala i kakve su zarade?-Vrlo jednostavno - u Hrvatskoj nema vezova zamegajahte. Mogućnosti za zaradu na megajahtamainače su zaista ogromne. Primjerice, računa se daje godišnji trošak megajahte oko 7% njene vrijednosti,a tu govorimo o desetinama milijuna eura.Mi čak još nismo osigurali tankanje jahtamabez plaćanja PDV-a, pa nam primjerice Crnogorcitu uzimaju novac…STRATEGY OFNAUTICALTOURISMProfessor PhD and assistant professor at theFaculty of Economics Srecko Favro, is certainlyan authority when it comes to the planning anddevelopment strategy of our nautical tourism.The situation is obviously not brilliant, the numberof marinas is too small, service should be better,not to mention the mega yachts...Srecko Favro is certainly the first name that comesup when it comes to planning and the developmentstrategy of nautical tourism in Croatia. ProfessorPhD and assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics,formed within his company Adriatic expert for businessconsulting and surveying a team of experiencednaval experts as a network of associates - inspectors/surveyors along the entire Adriatic coast for provisionof complete maritime consulting services.As a confirmation of his expertise, in 2005 he wasaccepted to the IIMS (International Institute of MarineSurveying), where in April 2009 he was elected for representativeof the countries on the Adriatic Sea.Is there a strategy for the development of nauticaltourism in Croatia?Yes, the Study on nautical tourism of the Republic ofCroatia led by me was brought in 2008, with a clear anddetailed report on the great development potentials ofthat sector. The study shows how much the yachtsmenare delighted with our natural beauties, but also thatthey expect better service in marinas whose number istoo small. Unfortunately, since the origin of our studystill nothing concrete has been initiated and Croatiamust wake up if it wants to at least keep up, if notsurpass its two main nautically competitive countries- Greece and Turkey.Which would be, in your opinion, the solutions forthe development of that sector?- First of all a simplified Book of regulations should bemade – the one with a procedure that will define inadvance to all the investors the “rules of the game”.So, when someone comes to invest money, and marinasimply big money, then you should know exactlywhat to expect - from obtaining the necessary permitsconstruction deadlines, costs of capital and of coursereturn on investments. Without these preconditionsno one is ready to deal with the right jobs in Croatia.What is the realistic potential of nautical tourism?- Great. Mainly because of natural resources, it is whatno money can buy. That is why there is a great interestof yachtsmen not only those from neighboring countriesbut also from all over Europe and the world. Forexample, the French come to sail on our sea, the Dutchstaying here leave the most money per person. Wehave the potential, but we need to keep the guests aslong as possible and of course make them return, andwithout real quality service this is a difficult mission.How are we doing compared to other Europeancountries and especially the neighboring countries?- We can hardly compete with a European nauticalsuperpower like France or just a little smaller one likeSpain. We also shouldn’t consider Montenegro or Sloveniabecause they are too small countries for seriousbusiness. Our targets are certainly Greece and Turkey.We currently have 2,6 commercial berths per kilometerof the coast, and France has 64. It is not realistic toexpect to reach this soon, but for example, Italy has6 berths and it is the minimum for which we need tostrive as soon as possible.How much on average does a yachtsman spend perday compared to a conventional tourist?- The yachtsmen belong to a group of rich tourists.They rarely go to the sea in an “economic” option andthe fact that nearly 50 percent of yachtsmen predominantlyhas dinner in the restaurant, that most of themsail from marina to marina where they have additionaldaily costs, says enough. If the owner is charged forboat maintenance and sailing costs, and the providerof the charter is charged the costs of chartering, then ayachtsman spends at least three times more than theaverage customer on the mainland or an islandWhat changes does the accession of Croatia intothe EU bring?- Let’s hope it would be the simplification of the procedurefor potential investors into the marinas, but alsothe simplification of entry of foreign boats into territorialwaters of the Republic of Croatia. The EU is a majorchallenge, but also greater competition both for theproviders of the charter and boat tradersCan we push forward, along with nautical tourism,also the small Croatian shipbuilding industry, whatis the situation concerning this issue?
- No need to reinvent the wheel, we should just lookat the Italians, French, Germans, Slovenes... Unfortunatelywe hardly use our own resources of the smallshipbuilding industry in nautical tourism. How manyCroatian boats are there in the charter? I can practicallycount them on the fingers of one hand. And this is ofcourse a problem, because not only would we thus increasethe sales to our small shipbuilding industry, butit would also be the best promotional channel abroadbecause the yachtsmen would sail on Croatian boatsand have a certain experience, I am certain a positiveone, that would be further passed on.Do we have enough marinas in Croatia?-If I tell you that we have a smaller number of marinason the whole Adriatic Sea, then the number of marinason the line from Trieste to Venice, I’ve said enough.Since the adoption of our study no major marina wasbuilt. However, 1000 new berths are made per year,but demand is still much higher than supply and thatis why our study showed that the prices in our marinas,are even higher than the prices of European marinas.What is the attitude towards the acceptance ofmega yachts, is there potential and what are theearnings?-Quite simple - in Croatia there are no berths for megayachts. The opportunities for earnings on mega yachtsare in fact really huge. For example, it is estimated thatthe annual cost of mega yachts is about 7% of its value,and here we are talking about tens of millions of euros.We have not even provided a gasoline filling station forthe yachts without paying VAT, so this is one examplewhere the Montenegrins take money from us...
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