Tourist arrivals in the first nine months of 2008 totalled 184,621, 10.2% more than a year earlier, the Serb Republic's Statistics Office said in a statement posted on its website.
The number of tourist overnights rose by 4.0% year-on-year in September to 59,136. Most foreign tourists visiting the Serb Republic came from neighbouring Serbia, followed by tourists from Croatia, Slovenia and Italy.
The Serb Republic and the Muslim-Croat Federation are the two autonomous parts of war-divided Bosnia.
Bosnia's Serb Republic tourist arrivals and overnights:
Sept'08 | Aug'08 | Sept'07 | |
Tourists | 20,929 | 20,144 | 20,759 |
-Domestic | 12,524 | 10,955 | 12,826 |
-Foreign | 8,405 | 9,189 | 7,933 |
Overnights | 59,136 | 65,338 | 56,847 |
-Domestic | 41,382 | 42,873 | 41,017 |
-Foreign | 17,754 | 22,465 | 15,830 |
Bosnia Serb Republic accommodation capacity:
Sept'08 | Aug'08 | Sept'07 | |
Rooms | 3,858 | 3,724 | 3,738 |
Beds | 8,199 | 7,896 | 7,721 |