October 2015 with a 3% increase in tourist visits

Compared to October 2014, in October 2015 there were 3% more tourist arrivals and 1% more overnight stays registered in tourist accommodation. 35% of all tourist overnight stays were generated in health (spa) resorts. Almost 75% of tourist overnight stays were registered in hotels, which is about the same as in the same period last year. The higher number of foreign overnight stays were made by Austrian tourists. From January to October, 8% more tourist overnight stays were registered in tourist accommodation.

In October 2015, 5% more foreign tourist arrivals

Compared to October 2014, in October 2015 there were 3% more tourist arrivals and 1% more overnight stays registered in tourist accommodation. Under the same comparison, the number of domestic tourist arrivals decreased by 1%, while the number of their overnight stays increased by 1%. The number of foreign tourist arrivals and their overnight stays increased by 5% and 2%, respectively.

More than a third of tourist overnight stays were in health (spa) resorts

In October 2015, 35% of all tourist overnight stays were registered in health (spa) resorts, 19% in seaside resorts, 16% in mountain resorts and 15% in the municipality of Ljubljana. Compared to October 2014, a 12% increase in tourist overnight stays was recorded in the municipality of Ljubljana, and a 1% increase in health (spa) resorts. Under the same comparison, the number of tourist overnight stays decreased in seaside resorts by 4% and in mountain resorts by 3%.

Almost three quarters of tourist overnight stays in hotels

In October 2015, 73% of tourist overnight stays were recorded in hotels, 6% each in campsites and apartments, and 3% in rented rooms. In hotels approximately the same number of overnight stays were recorded as in October 2014. In apartments the number of tourist overnight stays increased by 6%, while in campsites it decreased by 9%.

More overnight stays of Italian and Croatian tourists

In October 2015 foreign tourists generated 60% of tourist overnight stays in Slovenia. Key markets from which foreign tourists came to Slovenia and generated the most overnight stays were Austria (17%), Italy (16%), Germany (11%) and Croatia (5%). In October 2015, tourists from Croatia generated 14% more and tourists from Italy 12% more overnight stays than in October 2014. Fewer overnight stays than in October 2014 were generated by tourists from Austria (by 4%) and Germany (by 2%).

8% more tourist overnight stays in the first ten months

In the first ten months of this year, 8% more tourist overnight stays were registered in tourist accommodation than in the same period of the previous year. The number of domestic overnight stays increased by 7% and the number of foreign ones by 8%. Under the same comparison, tourists generated 11% more arrivals (domestic 9% and foreign 12%).

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