March 5 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Moldova rose 17.2% on the year in 2023, reaching 391,500, the statistical office said.
As many as 19% of 195,500 foreign tourists who visited Moldova last year arrived from Ukraine, 10% came from Romania, 3.4% from the U.S., while Russian tourists accounted for 1.5%, the statistical office, BNS, said in a statement on Monday.
Tourists booked 1.41 million overnights in Moldova last year, up 5.1% in annual terms. Out of these, foreign visitors booked 408,200 overnights, down by 3.3%.
During 2023, the average length of stay of a Moldovan tourist in the country's accommodation facilities was 6.1 days, while foreign tourists spent 3.1 days on average.
The number of tourists staying in Moldova jumped by an annual 87.4% in 2022, reaching 333,900.