Tourist Numbers Up Slightly in First Half of 2005

The number of tourists visiting Slovenia stood at just over 1 million in the first half of 2005, a rise of 3% on last year.

According to STO statistics, 636,324 foreign and 383,932 domestic tourists stayed in Slovenia this year.
The number of domestic overnight stays fell 2% to 1.38m, while the number of foreign overnight stays remained flat at 1.77m, the data shows.
Among the main foreign tourists, the number of Italians rose by 11% to 144,846 and the number of Britons visiting Slovenia grew 31% to 35,094.
However, the number of German and Austrian tourists, the more traditional visitors here, fell 6% and 3% to 89,236 and 92,139 respectively.
The worst month was June, when 149,904 tourists visited Slovenia, a fall of 18% compared to June of 2004.

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