The Institute of Statistics released on Tuesday the report on accommodation structures, according to which, the number of total visitors has increased by 40%.

Data show that the number of total stays has increased by 27.1%, with the largest increase of 35.5% recorded by non-resident visitors.

In coastal areas, the indicator of the number of non-resident visitors has increased by 51.4%, compared to the same period of the previous year.

The number of non-resident visitors to “hotels and similar accommodation structures” has increased by 53.1%.

Compared to June 2023, the number of non-resident visitors from Kosovo increased by 11.9%, number of those from Italy increased by 8.7%, from Poland by 7.6%, while from Germany increased by 5.9%. The number of British visitors Increased by 3.8%.

Instat report also provides details about the net utilization rates of rooms and beds, two indicators that measure the percentage of utilization of accommodation capacities, rooms and beds available for visitors.

During this month, the room utilization rate of “hotels and similar accommodations” is 35.9%, against 28.5% in June 2023.

The utilization rate of “hotels and similar accommodation” beds is 38.6%, against 30.5% in June 2023.

Data released by authorities showed that during January-July the country was visited by 6.3 million foreign visitors versus 5.1 million visitors in the 7 month period of 2023.

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