Record-breaking Results for Slovenian Tourism in August

In the eight months of the year, Slovenia recorded 8.8 million overnight stays, 12 % more than last year. An increase in overnight stays was noted for both foreign and domestic tourists; foreign tourists generated 68 % of all tourist overnight stays (nearly 6 million), which is 17 % more than last year, and 2.5 million arrivals, 18 % more than last year. Domestic tourists generated 2.8 million overnight stays (5% more) and more than 925,000 arrivals (6 % more) than in the same period last year.

The key traditional markets, which brought the most overnight stays by foreign tourists, were Germany (30 % arrivals, 29 % overnight stays), Austria (15 % more arrivals, 12 % more overnight stays) and Italy (7 % more arrivals, 5 % more overnight stays).

The biggest increase in numbers: Netherlands (38 % more arrivals, 35 % more overnight stays), Korea (36 % more arrivals, 35 % more overnight stays), Belgium (31 % more arrivals, 29 % more overnight stays), Russian Federation (28 % more arrivals, 41 % more overnight stays), Czech Republic (29 % more arrivals, 25 % more overnight stays), Poland (29 % more arrivals, 28 % more overnight stays), Slovakia (30 % more arrivals, 25 % more overnight stays), the United States of America (25 % more arrivals, 20 % more overnight stays), Hungary (22 % more arrivals, 17 % more overnight stays), France (14 % more arrivals, 16 % more overnight stays) and the United Kingdom (13 % more arrivals, 10 % more overnight stays).

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