The figures for the first six months of the year are optimistic and mean the recovery of the tourism industry in the country. According to the official data of the State Statistics Office, in the first six months of the year, compared to the previous one, the number of tourists increased by 30.1 percent. Among domestic tourists, there is an increase of 2.8 percent, and among foreign tourists, by 46.8 percent, the director of the Tourism Promotion and Support Agency (APPT) Ljupcho Janevski said Thursday.
In the first six months of the year, there was an increase in the number of overnight stays by 18.8 percent compared to the same period last year, with domestic tourists decreasing by 1.2 percent and foreign tourists increasing by 32.9 percent.