Foreign tourist arrivals to Slovenia surge in Jan-Nov

Overnight stays by foreign tourists more than doubled to 9,641,914 in the January-November period of 2022 from 4,794,935 in the eleven months of 2021, the statistical office said in a statement.

The number of domestic tourists fell by 7.2% to 1,818,212, taking the total number of tourists to 5,568,689, up 50.2% compared to January-November 2021.

Overnight stays by domestic tourists totalled 5,209,599 in the first eleven months of 2022, down 11.9% on the year. The overall number of tourist overnights in the review period grew to 14,851,513 from 11,251,378.

In November alone, 138,879 foreign tourists visited Slovenia, up 91.2% year-on-year. Overnight stays by foreign tourists surged 110.8% to 360,695.

In November, most overnight stays were made by foreign tourists from Austria and Italy, accounting for 13.0% and 12.4% of the total, respectively, followed by Croatia with 10.6%.