After the statistic data points of 2007, Slovenia cracks all the records on the tourist quantity. Ecologically clear, wealthy in nature, culture and monuments of history, the nation with middle-European appeal, Slovenia surprises and fascinates straight in the first meeting.
From year to year it becomes even more appealing for the tourists; during the first five years of the year 2007 the hotels of Slovenia have taken in 873678 tourists which is 10% more than during the same period of the former year which has prepared in whole around 3 million nights – 8% more than the result of 2006.
Merely in May 213373 foreign and home tourists have spent 600927 days in hotels of this Balkan nation. During the first 5 months of this year the initial flow of tourists were in Italy (21%), Austria (16%), Croatia (11%), Great Britain (6%), Hungary (3%), Russia (3%) and Serbia (3%). The largest success holds the health tourism which over a couple of last years has grown nearly the largest section of the tourist business sector of Slovenia. The Slovenia sanatoriums in this year have welcomed the utmost quantity of tourists in comparing with the very period of the previous years, about 240000 people. The typical attending of holiday resorts was more than 54,5 % and in 5 of them has even topped 70%. As well the occupation of the tourist apartments has increased, while in the camp-site this index has decreased. In these types of accommodation the figure of Slovenian tourists elevated to 8,3%, and of foreign- to 4,5%.
