Number of Toursits in Macedonia Increases by 23.3 Percent


According to the data of the State Statistical Office of Macedonia, the number of tourists in March 2016 was 44,593, and the number of nights spent by tourists was 94,566. The number of tourists in March 2016, compared to March 2015, increased by 23.3 percent, and the number of nights spent increased by 25.8 percent.

The number of domestic tourists in March 2016, compared to March 2015, increased by 23.2 percent, while the number of foreign tourists increased by 23.4 percent.

The number of nights spent by domestic tourists in March 2016, compared to March 2015, increased by 39.2 percent, and the number of nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 17.3 percent. 

In the period January-March 2016, compared to the same period last year, the number of tourists increased by 16.7 percent: the number of domestic tourists increased by 18.4 percent, while that of foreign tourists increased by 15.8 percent. 

In the period January-March 2016, compared to the same period last year, the number of nights spent increased by 21.0 percent: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists increased by 29.5 percent, while those by foreign tourists increased by 15.1 percent.