November 19 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Serbia fell by an annual 7.0% to some 1.42 million through August, data from the country's statistics office showed.
Tourist overnights in the first eight months of 2009 fell 3.0% on the year to 4,985,498, the statistics office said on its website.
In August alone, tourist numbers fell by an annual 5.0% to 215,498, while overnights were down 4.0% to 790,145.
Serbia tourist numbers and overnights:
|
Jan-August'2009 |
y/y pct change |
Total tourist numbers |
1,415,359 |
-7.0 |
- foreign nationals |
440,994 |
+5.0 |
Total overnights |
4,985,498 |
-3.0 |
- foreign nationals |
1,038,707 |
+11.0 |