Macedonia - The number of foreign tourists has exceeded the domestic

The number of tourists in August was 127,607 and compared with August last year is increased by 11.4 percent. In August 586,635 overnight stays are recorded, which represents a decrease of 0.9 percent compared to the same month last year.

According to the State Statistical Office, in August this year, compared with August last year, there were more domestic tourists by 7.7 percent and 17.8 percent foreign tourists. The nights spent of domestic tourists are reduced by 2.5 percent but increased of the foreign tourists by 5.5 percent.

In the period from January to August, compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists is increased by 4.8 percent, while the domestic tourists’ number of visits is decreased by 2.7 percent, while the number of foreign tourists is increased by 12.5 percent. In that period the statistics recorded reduction in domestic tourists overnights by 0.3 percent, while increasing the foreign to 8.8 percent.