June 12 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists in Macedonia in the first four months of 2013 rose by 3.2% to 134,238, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday.
Tourist overnights increased by 5.9% to 292,003 through April, with foreign nationals accounting for 160,017 of the total, the statistics office said in a statement.
Most foreign tourists visiting Macedonia in April came from Turkey, followed by tourists from Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Slovenia.
Macedonia’s tourist numbers and overnights (y/y pct change in brackets):
|
April'13 |
Jan-April'13 |
Tourists |
42,380 (+4.1) |
134,238 (+3.2) |
- Domestic |
14,596 (+3.4) |
51,915 (-0.2) |
- Foreign |
27,784 (+4.5) |
82,323 (+5.4) |
Overnights |
93,455 (+9.7) |
292,003 (+5.9) |
- Domestic |
39,916 (+8.0) |
131,986 (+3.3) |
- Foreign |
53,539 (+11.0) |
160,017 (+8.2) |