May 13 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists in Macedonia in the first three months of 2013 rose by an annual 2.8% to 91,858, the country's statistics office said on Monday.
Tourist overnights increased by 4.3% on the year to 198,548 through March, with foreign nationals accounting for 106,478 of the total, the statistics office said in a statement.
Macedonia’s tourist numbers and overnights (y/y pct change in brackets):
|
March'13 |
Jan-March'13 |
Tourists |
34,495 (+7.5) |
91,858 (+2.8) |
- Domestic |
11,719 (-8.8) |
37,319 (-1.5) |
- Foreign |
22,776 (+18.4) |
54,539 (+5.9) |
Overnights |
73,241 (+10.2) |
198,548 (+4.3) |
- Domestic |
29,072 (-4.5) |
92,070 (+1.4) |
- Foreign |
44,169 (+22.6) |
106,478 (+6.9) |