September 3 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Serbia fell by an annual 8.0% to 1.2 million through July, data from the country's statistics office showed.
Tourist overnights in the first seven months of 2009 fell 3.0% on the year to 4,195,353, the statistics office said on its website.
In July alone, tourist numbers fell by an annual 5.0% to 205,179, while overnights were up 10.0% to 828,419.
Serbia tourist numbers and overnights:
|
Jan-July 2009 |
y/y pct change |
Total tourist numbers |
1,199,861 |
-8.0 |
- incl. foreign nationals |
371,463 |
+7.0 |
Total overnights |
4,195,353 |
-3.0 |
- incl. foreign nationals |
897,154 |
+15.0 |