Slovenian tourist arrivals surge by 10 pct in H1

Slovenian tourist providers recorded a 9.6 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2015 year-on-year, while overnight stays went up 6.6 percent, according to the National Statistics Office on Friday.

Foreign tourists accounted for 65 percent of all arrivals and 60 percent of all overnight stays. The number of foreign tourists in the first half of the year was up by 10.3 percent, said the report by Statistics Office.

The number of domestic tourist arrivals, meanwhile, increased by 8.5 percent. They generated almost 6 percent more overnight stays compared to the same period in 2014.

Italians accounted for the biggest share of arrivals by foreign tourists between January and June (17 percent), followed by Austrians (14.1 percent), Germans (10.4 percent), Croatians (7.7 percent), Serbians (4.7 percent), the British (4.2 percent) and Russians (4 percent).

Year-on-year, Slovenia attracted 8.3 percent more Italian tourists in the first six months of the year, while arrivals by Austrians and Germans went up by 8.3 percent and 3 percent, respectively.

On the contrary, tourism providers saw a 31.2 percent drop in arrivals of Russian tourists.

The biggest leap in overnight stays in the first six months on a yearly basis was observed in Ljubljana, where 19 percent more overnight stays were recorded, while another noticeable increase was seen in mountain resorts (8.1 percent). Endit