Tourist arrivals and overnight stays, November 2024

In November the largest number of tourists from neighbouring countries – Italy, Croatia and Austria

In November, accommodation establishments reported just over 311,000 tourist arrivals and 756,000 overnight stays. Compared to last year, there were 20% more arrivals and 14% more overnight stays. 

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Almost 40% domestic overnight stays

Domestic tourists generated just over 109,000 arrivals and just over 294,000 overnight stays, both 4% more than in the same month last year. Similar to the previous autumn months, the largest number of overnight stays among domestic tourists, a quarter, was generated by those in the age group 65+. Their average length of stay was 4.6 nights and was the longest among all age groups.

Foreign tourists generated just over 202,000 arrivals (30% more than last November) and 462,000 overnight stays (22% more). They generated 61% of all tourist overnight stays. The largest number of overnight stays among foreign tourists was generated in the age group 35–44 years. The average length of stay for this group was 2.1 nights, but the longest among all age groups was in the age group 15–24 years (3.2 nights).


 
This time tourists from Italy ranked first

The largest number of overnight stays among foreign tourists was generated by tourists from Italy, almost 76,000 or 16% of all foreign overnight stays. The number represents a 53% growth compared to last year. The most represented age group was 45–54 years, and the largest number of their overnight stays (a quarter) was generated in municipality Ljubljana. Piran and Nova Gorica were their second and third choices. 

With just over 65,000 overnight stays (14% of all foreign overnight stays), guests from Croatia ranked second. They spent the largest number of their nights in the capital – Ljubljana and two health (spa) municipalities – Brežice and Podčetrtek. The most represented age group was also 35–44 years.

They were followed by tourists from Austria, Serbia, Germany and the group of other Asian countries. 

Compared to the year before, the number of overnight stays among the mentioned foreign markets increased the most for tourists from Croatia (by 69%). On the other hand, the number decreased only for tourists from Germany (by 2%).



Almost a third of all overnight stays in health (spa) resorts

In health (spa) resorts, 32% of tourist overnight stays were recorded, the most popular being municipality Brežice. They were followed by municipality Ljubljana (20%), seaside resorts (16%), with Piran as the most popular, and mountain resorts (13%), with Bled being the top visited destination.

Domestic tourists generated the largest share of overnight stays in health (spa) resorts (47% of domestic overnight stays), with Podčetrtek, Moravske Toplice and Brežice being the most popular municipalities. As in last November, foreign tourists most often opted for Ljubljana (31% of foreign overnight stays). The average length of their stays there was 2.1 nights.

Compared to the previous year, the number of tourist overnight stays went up in all above-mentioned types of municipalities, the most in municipality Ljubljana (by 24%).

Average length of stay in hotels 2.8 nights for domestic tourists and 2.1 nights for foreign

Tourists generated the largest number of overnight stays in hotels (almost 461,000 or 61% of all overnight stays), followed by private accommodations – rented rooms and dwellings (15%) and camping sites (5%). Among the mentioned types of accommodation establishments, domestic and foreign tourists stayed the longest in camping sites (domestic 3.1 nights and foreign 2.7 nights).

Compared to last November, the number of overnight stays in hotels went up by 14%, in private accommodations – rented rooms and dwellings by 27% and in camping sites by 10%.

In the first eleven months of this year more foreign overnight stays

From January to November, tourists generated 6.2 million arrivals (6% more than in the same period last year) and 16 million overnight stays (5% more).

Foreign tourists generated 11.8 million or 74% of all overnight stays. That was 7% more than in the same period last year. Domestic tourists generated 4.2 million overnight stays, 2% fewer than in the same period last year.

Interesting fact: in Ljubljana, the largest number of domestic arrivals this year recorded when the holiday lights were switched on

According to the experimental statistics Daily tourism flow in Slovenia, the largest number of domestic overnight stays this year in Ljubljana (until Sunday, 15 December) were recorded on Friday, 29 November, when holiday lights were switched on. There were just over 790 domestic arrivals (17% of all) on that day.

Tables with the latest data are available in the SiStat Database. Additionally, every Thursday (or the following work day in the case of holidays) experimental daily data for all days of the previous week will be published in it.
Tourist arrivals and overnight stays by key markets from which the tourists come, Slovenia
Tourist arrivalsOvernight stays
Nov 24Jan–Nov 24Nov 24
Nov 23
Jan–Nov 24
Jan–Nov 23
Nov 24Jan–Nov 24Nov 24
Nov 23
Jan–Nov 24
Jan–Nov 23
numbergrowth rate (%)numbergrowth rate (%)
Total311,4516,236,92719.76.4756,27916,023,17814.44.5
Domestic109,1191,417,9594.4-0.2294,1814,200,2964.3-1.6
Foreign202,3324,818,96830.08.5462,09811,822,88221.86.9
  from Italy39,659462,26959.83.675,755976,64753.42.4
  from Croatia34,648294,97071.117.565,282621,46869.112.5
  from Austria26,532392,86829.35.163,525959,05324.83.6
  from Serbia14,450148,82843.816.034,738376,16330.610.7
  from Germany9,359711,7420.32.927,5941,933,419-2.13.5
Tourist arrivals and overnight stays by types of tourist municipalities and tourist accommodation establishments, Slovenia
Tourist arrivalsOvernight stays
Nov 24Jan–Nov 24Nov 24
Nov 23
Jan–Nov 24
Jan–Nov 23
Nov 24Jan–Nov 24Nov 24
Nov 23
Jan–Nov 24
Jan–Nov 23
numbergrowth rate (%)numbergrowth rate (%)
Total311,4516,236,92719.76.4756,27916,023,17814.44.5
Types of tourist municipalities
  health (spa) resorts75,047894,47210.44.7241,4083,060,69910.54.1
  mountain resorts48,6181,949,85024.74.699,0184,976,30820.33.1
  seaside resorts44,315951,80116.13.2120,2913,053,19510.52.3
  Ljubljana, the capital76,0941,180,85432.814.8153,5362,412,21523.713.0
  urban municipalities30,813486,16918.03.970,868974,3418.3-2.3
  other municipalities36,564773,78115.66.471,1581,546,42014.66.8
Tourist accomm. establishments
  hotels199,4062,794,57418.07.1460,9136,782,91114.25.0
  private accommodations – rented rooms, dwellings45,0121,347,69032.29.1112,9063,846,61026.77.2
  camping sites11,428822,3085.85.633,8542,338,22610.15.4
  vacation establishments8,117102,536-0.2-1.627,191344,0225.3-0.5
  overnight accommodations9,951224,77741.315.523,047504,80531.014.1
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE
Data are not seasonally adjusted.

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