UČINCI ZEMLJIŠNIH KONCESIJA NA POSLOVANJE KAMPOVA I PREDMETNE DESTINACIJE – SLUČAJ PRIMORSKE HRVATSKE

Abstract

: This paper aims to investigate the effects of implementing a concession model of ‘state-owned tourist plots’ (hereafter SOTPs) on the tourism sector in Croatian coastal destinations. Prior to ownership transformation and privatization, an SOTP was an integral part of the real estate that was owned and operated by the state-owned companies. During the process of transition and privatisation in the 1990s SOTPs were neither evaluated nor privatised, but continued to be operated by the respective companies after privatisation when the concession model was introduced in 2010. The paper examines the performance indicators of the campsites on SOTPs, the respective companies and destinations in comparison to other camps, companies and destinations in 2011 and 2019, and presents a case study of an SOTP-based campsite prior to and post investment from the collected taxes and public charges. The findings suggest that both the companies and the destinations on SOTPs show better performance indicators compared to other destinations and companies on the Croatian coast, and that the effects of the concessions on local communities largely depend on governance, regulation, and planning.