Macedonia: Number of tourists up 15 percent


The number of tourists in period January-August, compared to the same period last year, increased by 15 percent, says the State Statistical Office:

The number of domestic tourists increased by 14.5%, while that of foreign tourists increased by 15.3%.

In the same period, the number of nights spent increased by 16.1%: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists increased by 14.8%, while those by foreign tourists increased by 18%.

The number of tourists in August was 211,746, and the number of nights spent by tourists was 881,806. The number of tourists in August increased by 12.2%, and the number of nights spent increased by 15%.

The number of domestic tourists in August increased by 18.1%, while the number of foreign tourists increased by 5.8%. The number of nights spent by domestic tourists in August increased by 17.9%, and the number of nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 7.6%.