LJUBLJANA (Slovenia), April 24 (SeeNews) – A total of 167,690 foreign tourists visited Slovenia in February, up 9.5% year-on-year, the state statistical office said on Wednesday, citing final data.
Overnight stays by international visitors rose 8.8% on the year in February, reaching 434,398, the statistical office said in a statement.
Domestic tourists increased by 17.4% to 147,331, taking the total number of tourists in February to 315,021, up 13.1%.
Overnight stays by domestic tourists totalled 423,757 in February, up 12.7% on the year, taking the overall number of tourist overnights in the review period to 858,155, up 10.7% compared to February 2018.
The markets, from which most foreign tourists came to Slovenia in February, were Serbia (13%), Italy and Croatia (12% each), Austria (11%), and Hungary (7%).
Over 276,000, or 32% of all overnight stays were spent in mountain resorts, followed by 31% in spa resorts.
In 2018, tourist arrivals to Slovenia increased 7.8% to 5,933,266, while overnight stays added 10.5% to 15,694,705.