According to the data of the State Statistical Offce, the number of tourists in August 2011 was 118 341, and the number of nights spent by tourists was 629 670.
The number of tourists in August 2011, compared to August 2010, increased by 8.3%, and the number of nights spent increased by 5.9%.
The number of domestic tourists in August 2011, compared to August 2010, increased by 1.5%, while the number of foreign tourists increased by 24.5%.
The number of nights spent by domestic tourists in August 2011, compared to August 2010, decreased by 0.8%, whereas the number of nights spent by foreign tourists increased by 50.5%.
The number of tourists in the period January- August 2011, compared to the same period last year, increased by 8.9%: the number of domestic tourists decreased by 1.7%, while that of foreign tourists increased by 24.5%.
The number of nights spent in the period January- August 2011, compared to the same period last year, increased by
5.0%: the number of nights spent by domestic tourists decreased by 4.3%, while those by foreign tourists increased
by 36.7%.