The flow of tourists from Russia to Montenegro for the first half of 2017 increased by 14%

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The tourist flow from Russia to Montenegro increased by 14% in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year. Such data was brought on Wednesday evening by the National Tourist Organization (NTA) of the country.

"With regard to Russian tourism, according to official statistics, hotels in the first six months of 2017 stopped almost 30 thousand tourists from Russia, which is 14% more compared to the same period in 2016. The number of overnights increased almost fourfold, to 179 thousand Tivat airport data also indicate an increase in the number of passengers (22%), as well as an increase in the number of flights from Russia (20%) ", - quotes the representative of the organization state television of Montenegro.

According to NTO Montenegro, "only in the last week 13 thousand people from Russia arrived to Tivat airport, which is 15% more than in the same period last year."

The organization also reported on the sharp growth of the tourism industry as a whole: "During the first six months, about 349 thousand tourists visited Montenegro (an increase of 18%), the number of overnights amounted to 1.212 million (an increase of 15% compared to 2016)."

Source: http://tass.ru/obschestvo/4473495

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