August 31 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Serbia in the first seven months of 2022 more than doubled to 898,638 from 393,773 in the like period of last year, the country's statistical office reported on Wednesday.
The number of overnights spent by foreign tourists in Serbia grew 65% to 2,589,898 in the review period, the data shows.
In July alone, the number of foreign tourists who visited Serbia grew by 55% on an annual basis to 211,479.
Bosnia was Serbia's biggest feeder market in the seven months through July with 79,507 tourists, up 38% on the year. Citizens of Turkey followed, at 62,529, up 156%. Visitors from Russia came third, up 58% to 56,229.
The number of domestic tourists increased by 29% on the year to 1,139,000 in the January-July period, taking the total number of tourists to 2,037,640, up 55%.