Number of foreign tourists up, Macedonian tourists dip

The official number of tourist in Macedonia stood at 51.276 in June 2009, and thus reported 2.8 percent up in comparison to the respective period last year; this data was published by the Macedonian Statistical Office, which added that the number of Macedonian tourists shed 12.1 percent, while the number of foreign tourists rose by 19.7 percent.
Total number of bed nights stood at 128,611 and thus posted a 4.2 percent up on last year. It is worth noting that the number of Macedonian tourists dropped by 4.6 percent, while the number of foreign tourists rose by 15.1 percent. From January to June 2009 the number of tourists rose by 2.3 percent in comparison to the respective period last year.