According to data of the State Statistical Office, the number of tourists in August was 156,763 and the number of nights spent by tourists was 694,641.
The number of tourists in August, compared to the same month in 2015, decreased by 7.2% and the number of nights spent decreased by 3.9%.
The number of domestic tourists in August, compared to the same month in 2015, decreased by 4.5% while the number of foreign tourists decreased by 10.9%.
The number of nights spent by domestic tourists in August, compared to the same month in 2015, decreased by 0.7%, whereas the number of nights spent by foreign tourists decreased by 13.8%.
The number of tourists in period January – August, compared to the same period last year, increased by 4.1%: the number of domestic tourists increased by 3.5%, while that of foreign tourists increased by 4.5%.
The number of nights spent in the period January – August, compared to the same period last year, increased by 1.8%: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists increased by 2.4%, while those by foreign tourists increased by 0.8%.
