September 28 (SeeNews) - Serbia's foreign currency revenue from tourism during the first seven months of 2022 amounted to over 1.2 billion euro ($1.15 billion), which is an increase of 53% compared to the like period in 2021, tourism minister Tatjana Matic said.
Foreign currency revenue from tourism in the seven months through July is 67% higher than in the like period of 2019, Matic said, as quoted in a tourism ministry statement on Tuesday.
According to Serbia's statistical office, during the first seven months of 2022 the number of foreign tourist arrivals in the country increased by 128% on the year to 898,638. Foreign tourists spent 2,589,898 overnights in the country in the review period, up 65% compared to the like period in 2021.
($ = 1.04436 euro)