Tourist arrivals grow by six percent
The continuing decline of Chinese holidaymakers was offset by strong numbers from traditional European markets and double-digit growth from new markets like India, Thailand and South Korea.
08 Nov 2017, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrivals have increased 5.7 percent in 2017 compared to the first nine months of 2016, reaching nearly a million visitors at the end of September.
According to statistics released this week, 105,984 tourists visited during September, up four percent from the same period last year.
The continuing decline of Chinese holidaymakers was offset by strong numbers from traditional European markets and double-digit growth from new markets like India, Thailand and South Korea.
China remains the top supplier of tourists with a market share of 23.7 percent but arrivals have declined by -8.8 percent compared to last year. Some 236,728 arrivals were recorded as of September.
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