September 24 (SeeNews) - The total number of tourists recorded in Slovenia in August stood at 1,020,024, up 26.8% on the year, the state statistical office said on Friday, citing provisional data.
The number of foreign tourists who visited Slovenia in August stood at 584,700, up 100% on the year, but 33% fewer than in August 2019, while their overnight stays grew 87.9% year-on-year to 1,537,609, the statistical office said in a statement.
Visits by domestic tourists went down by 15% to 435,339. Overnight stays by domestic tourists totalled 695,200 in June, up 71.1% on the year, taking the overall number of tourist overnights in the review period to 1,012,730, up 66.7% compared to June 2020.
The markets from which most foreign tourists to Slovenia came in August were Germany (28%), Netherlands (11%), Italy (8%), Czechia (7%) and Austria (7%).
A total of 36% of all overnight stays in August were spent in mountain resorts, followed by seaside resorts with a 24% share.
In the first eight months of 2021, tourist arrivals decreased by an annual 0.7% to 2,362,147, while overnight stays dropped 1.9% to 6,955,796.