Greeks, Albanians and Serbs are most numerous tourists in Macedonia

The majority of foreign tourists who have visited Macedonia in January came from Greece, Albania and Serbia.

3.417 Greek visitors arrived in Macedonia and realised a total of 5.550 nights, 2.210 tourists came from Albania realising 3.611 nights followed by Serb tourists (1.513) who stayed for a total of 2.299 nights, according to data of the State Statistical Office.

The number of tourists in January 2013 was 31.764 and compared to the previous month there is a rise of 1.2% - the number of domestic tourists increased by 5.2%, whereas that of foreign tourists decreased by 2.3%. Compared to the same period in 2012, the number of tourists decreased by 5.9%, and the number of nights spent fell by 5.7%.

The number of nights spent by tourists was 66.984 in January, which is a 5.9% increase compared to the previous month. The number of nights spent by domestic tourists increased by 18.7%, while those by foreign tourists decreased by 6.1%. The number of nights spent by domestic tourists in January, compared to the same period last year, decreased by 1.0%, and the number of nights spent by foreign tourists decreased by 10.8%.