The number of foreign tourists visiting Croatia increased by 18.7% to 1.18mn in September 2011, following a 49% surge in the previous month, the statistics office said. The number of foreign tourist overnights plunged by 13.4% y/y to 6.4mn in September, after a 6.5% rise in August. The total number of tourists rose by 17.62% y/y to 1.32mn and the total number of overnights - by 13.1% y/y to 6.1mn. The number of domestic tourists inched up by 8.4% y/y to 136,251 and of domestic overnights increased by 8.6% y/y to 446,023. The highest number of overnights was spent by visitors from Germany (20.3%), Austria (9.7%) and Slovenia (8.6%). In aggregate terms, the number of tourist arrivals increased by 8.1% y/y to 10.6mn in the first nine months of the year, while the number of overnights went up by 6.8% to 58mn. The number of foreign tourists was up by 8.9% y/y to 9.4mn and of their overnights was up by 7.2% y/y to 53mn. The number of domestic tourists increased by 2.4% y/y to 1.25mn and the overnights - by 3% y/y to 5mn in January to September. The highest number of overnights was spent by tourists from Germany (16.7%), Italy (11.5%) and Slovenia (11.3%). |
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