During the first three months of this year, there was close to 300,000 tourists in BiH (294,860 visits). In addition to being increased by close to two percent, statistics indicate the trend that domestic tourists for natural beauties offered by BiH declines in relation to tourists, whose number is on the rise.
Domestic tourists have achieved 9.4 percent fewer visits than in the first three months of 2024. years. In contrast, the number of foreign visitors increased by 9.4 percent, show data from the BiH Statistics Agency.
In the total number of nights, domestic tourists participate from only 32 percent, while foreign tourists consist of as much as 68 percent.
The most overnight stays between foreign guests achieved tourists from:
- Croatia (31.5%)
- Serbia (17%)
- Turkey (8.4%)
- Slovenia (7.7%)
- Montenegro (4.2%)
- China (3.9%)
According to foreign tourists in our country, in the first place are tourists from Egypt, Estonia with 3.9 nights, KAVADA with 3.2 nights, and Iceland, Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates with 2.9 nights on average.
The interest of domestic tourists in BiH has also become pronounced in BiH and increases from the pandemic period, when there were restrictions in cross-border creation for health reasons. And the official data from last year show that in 2024. Bosnia and Herzegovina visited 1,513,756 tourists – 10.4 percent more than last year, where domestic tourists achieved more than compared to 2023. Year.
It was also visible from last year’s data related to the BiH capital.
“The number of overnight stays of foreign tourists is 1,562,907 and is 20 percent, while the number of night tourists 196,721 and is 6.3 percent compared to the same period last year,” Sarajevo Canton Tourist Board.
