Tourism, just like the other segments of the world economy, has been hit hard by the global crisis caused by disease COVID-19. That the coronavirus is the largest pandemic in world history is visible through the numbers of infected people in the world and also the size of the area where virus has spread. Croatia as a tourist country is significantly dependent on the income of the tourism sector, and in recent months millions of people around the world haven’t had the opportunity to travel. The current situation causes fear of infection among the entire population, including people who plan to visit other countries, and this has a negative effect on tourist trends. The overall consequences of the pandemic are visible primarily in health system, but its impact is huge on the economy, finance, environment, education, culture etc. Instability of the tourism industry, which is subject to various types of disasters (e.g., wars, natural disasters) is well known, however, in the whole history of tourism there was no such a long period during which its business on the whole globe was disabled. It is not only an uncertain moment when people will start traveling again, but it is questionable whether tourism will function in the usual way.