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Uber becomes increasingly popular in Croatia during tourist season
ZAGREB, Sept. 14, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) — During the peak tourist season from
June to September, 170,000 tourists used Uber service at Croatia’s Adriatic
coast, almost 50 percent more compared to the same period last year, the
ride-hailing company said on Thursday in a statement.
“The fact that 94 percent of tourists already had Uber application is a
clear indication that foreigners expect Uber to be available in our country
and that they like to use it,” general manager of Uber for Southeastern
Europe Davor Tremac said in the statement.
“The results of this tourist season have once again confirmed the
importance of the new Road Transport Act, which makes it easy for everyone to
travel across the country,” Tremac said.
In April, the Croatian government confirmed the new law that legalized
Uber services in the country.
The majority of tourists who were using Uber came from Britain and the
U.S. (14 percent), as well as Australia and France (5 percent).
The mostly traveled trips were those of less than five kilometers (84
percent), while the longest run was a 550 kilometers ride from the coastal
city Pula to Osijek in eastern Croatia, the press release says.
Last summer the company launched the boat transfer service UberBOAT. This
summer it was used several hundred times, most often on excursions to the
islands close to Split, Dubrovnik, and Sibenik.
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