Foreign tourist arrivals to Slovenia soar in Jan-July

Overnight stays by foreign tourists increased by 49% on the year to 3,498,162 in the January-July period, the statistical office said in a statement.

The number of domestic tourists rose by 69.8% to 1,255,207, taking the total number of tourists to 3,285,003, up 144.8% compared to January-July 2021.

Overnight stays by domestic tourists totalled 3,498,162 in the first seven months of 2022, up 49.0% on the year. The overall number of tourist overnights in the review period jumped to 8,688,538 from 3,965,978.

In July alone, 766,860 foreign tourists visited Slovenia, up 88.2% year-on-year. Overnight stays by foreign tourists rose 91.2% to 1,995,290.

In July, most overnight stays were made by foreign tourists from Germany and Czechia, accounting for 17.4% and 10.5% of the total, respectively, followed by the Netherlands with 10.1%.