March 2011 sees 9% more tourist arrivals and 7% more overnig

Compared to March 2010, in March 2011 9% more tourist arrivals and 7% more overnight stays were registered in tourist accommodations. The number of overnight stays of domestic tourists increased by 3% and of foreign tourists by 11%.

In seaside, health (spa), mountain resorts and in Ljubljana more overnight stays compared to March 2010

In March 2011, the highest number of overnight stays was recorded in health (spa) resorts (40% of all overnight stays, which is 1% more than in March 2010). Regarding the number of overnight stays, second placed are mountain resorts with a 19% share and 2% more overnight stays than in the same period of the previous year. In the same comparison seaside resorts (18% of all overnight stays) recorded 14% more overnight stays.

Compared to the same period of the previous year, Ljubljana (9% of all overnight stays) recorded the highest increase in the number ob overnights stays, by 23 %.

In March 2011 tourists from Italy, Austria and Croatia made the highest number of overnight stays

Overnight stays of foreign tourists represented 50% of all overnight stays in March 2011. The highest shares of those were contributed by tourists from Italy (25%), followed by tourists from Austria (15%), Croatia (9%), Germany (9%), Hungary (6%) and Serbia (5%).

Compared to March 2010, more overnight stays were registered for tourists from Italy (by 38%), Croatia and Hungary (each by 27%), the Russian Federation (by 23%), Germany (by 11%) and those from Serbia (by 1%). The number of overnight stays of tourists from Austria decreased by 21%.

9% increase in overnight stays in hotels compared to March 2010

In March 2011, 73% of all overnight stays were registered in hotels, followed by holiday dwellings (7%). Private accommodations – rented rooms, dwellings represented a 2% share of the total overnight stays.

The number of overnight stays increased in mountain huts (by 32%), tourist farms with accommodation (by 12%), hotels (by 9%) and holiday dwellings (by 7%). In the same comparison the number of overnight stays decreased in private accommodations – rented rooms, dwellings (by 3%).

In the first quarter of this year the number of tourist arrivals increased by 5% and the number of overnight stays by 3% compared to the same period last year

In the first quarter of 2011, 5% more tourist arrivals were registered in tourist accommodations compared to the same period of the previous year (3% more domestic tourist arrivals and 7% more foreign tourist arrivals). Tourists made 3% more overnight stays than in the same period of the previous year (the number of foreign overnight stays increased by 7% and of domestic tourists stayed approximately the same).

Overview of statistics by month (for previous years) can be viewed here. The final data for the whole of 2010 is available here, and the final data for February 2011 here (the above data for March 2011 is only provisional).

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