The number of visitors who visited Slovakia and stayed in accommodation facilities rose soundly in the first half of 2013 according to an announcement from the Slovak Tourism Board (SACR) on Wednesday. The total number of visitors went up by 10.9 percent on the year, while a rise of 16.1 percent was observed with foreign visitors.
As far as Slovak tourists are concerned, the rise amounted to 7.6 percent. In actual numbers, the year-on-year rise amounted to almost 200,000 tourists. Tourists from the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and Russia made up the largest percentage, with Ukraine showing the largest increase of 162 percent. Chinese, Indian, and American tourist numbers also increased year on year.
Gavin Shoebridge
