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Post by Bozur on Aug 20, 2008 18:37:48 GMT -5
Visit-Montenegro.com : Serbs Are Most Numerous Tourists
More Guests than in 2007 Staying at Budva’s Riviera at the moment: according to the data released by Budva’s Tourist Organization, total of 120,497 tourists have spent their holidays in the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism during the first half of 2008, which is by eight percent more than had been the case in the same period last year.
Budva – Evidence to the claim that Budva has once more succeeded in attracting more guests than during the previous season – record which had not been achieved elsewhere - is confirmed by the official data released by Budva’s Tourist Organization, quoting the analysis conducted by MONSTAT.
According to this data, 120,497 tourists have spent their holidays in the metropolis of Montenegrin tourism during the first half of 2008, which is by eight percent more than had been the case in the same period last year.
From the total number of registered guests, Budva has hosted 107,832 foreign tourists, which, also, marks an increase by four percent in comparison to the same period in 2007. 12,665 domestic tourists stayed at Budva’s Riviera, which is by two thirds more than was the case between January and June last year.
Biggest number of guests – 22,069 - had arrived from Serbia, which is by one fifth more tourists from this country than was the case in 2007. Serbs took over last year’s title of the most numerous tourist-nation in Budva from Russians.
In words of the director of local Tourist Organization, Jelena Radjenovic, the fact that the number of guests from neighboring Serbia has increased by one fifth during the first half of this year, speaks for itself about the positive results accomplished by most intensive propaganda campaign at this market.
“We are now profiting from we have been doing, and we have done a lot.
We have conducted a “road show” campaign in nine largest towns in Serbia, as well as an “outdoor” campaign with more then 150 billboards inviting tourists from those towns to come to Montenegro.
Not to mention intensive media campaign which we conducted in the most popular print and electronic media.
Also, we had special meetings with the representatives of strongest tour-operators and tourist organization in order to make sure that everything was under control”, Radjenovic said.
As it has been announced by those well-acquainted with tourism in Montenegro, as well by the representatives of tourist agencies, decrease in number of tourists coming from the Russian market has also been confirmed by this analysis of MONSTAT.
During the first half of this year, 20,194 guests from this largest orthodox country spent their holiday here, which is by five percent less than was the case in the same period last year.
Although projections claimed that Italian guests would arrive in much bigger numbers and beat last year’s record, this situation failed to become reality so far. During the first half of the year, total of 5,509 Italians stayed in Budva, which is by 15 percent lower than in 2007.
Decrease in numbers of tourists from Czech Republic is also notable. This drop came up to 31 percent, with the total number of guests this year being 1,306.
Most drastic decrease of interest has been shown at Finish and Ukrainian markets, so that only 335 Fins had spent their holiday in Montenegro, which is by whole 85 percent lower than in 2007. Only 487 Ukrainians have arrived, which marks a drop of 68 percent in comparison to the reference period.
Since January till June, there is also a notable drop in the number of guests from Albania who have stayed in Budva. So, this year, their number was 4,680, which is by 16 percent lower than the figure from 2007 which says that number of these guests had been 5, 581.
More Brits, Slovenians, French
Apart from Serbia, increase in the number of guests during the first half of 2008, has also been marked with the tourists from England, Slovenia, France, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Austria and Belgium.
3, 993 tourists from England have visited Budva, which is by three percent more than in the same period last year. There have been 2,920 guests from Slovenia, or by eight percent more, while number of tourists from France increased by two percent with 4,952 tourists from this country.
4,897 tourists have arrived from Bosnia to Budva, which is by two percent more. Remarkable increase in the number of visitors has been noted with Hungarians, whose number rose by 52 percent to 1,621 visitors. Number of tourists from Austria and Belgium has increased by 28 percent and 18 percent, respectively, to 9,374 and 2, 573 guests.
(18 August 2008)
By: V.L. www.visit-montenegro.com/
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Post by Caslav Klonimirovic on Aug 22, 2008 9:16:15 GMT -5
Meh, my cousin who owns a cafe on the Montenegrin coast said that business was down this year.
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 22, 2008 11:18:51 GMT -5
The family friends we have in Ulqin said they had less tourists from Kosovo this year. Most of them are going to Albania, Turkey, or some exotic place in the Mediterranean.
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Post by zgembo on Aug 22, 2008 12:48:45 GMT -5
^ You mean some cheaper place
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 22, 2008 19:12:50 GMT -5
I wouldn't call going to Spain and Egypt cheap.
Not as far as I know.
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Post by srbobran on Aug 23, 2008 5:46:54 GMT -5
While Montenegro remains the biggest Serbian tourist destination, I find that many more Serbs are looking for vacations in Greece and Bulgaria nowadays.
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 23, 2008 7:51:44 GMT -5
Montenegro will always be my #1 choice though.
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Post by radovic on Aug 23, 2008 12:05:48 GMT -5
Meh, my cousin who owns a cafe on the Montenegrin coast said that business was down this year. Montenegrin government officials claim only 2% less tourists, Montenegrins on the other hand have been saying that it is much less. I've heard some people say 30% lower incomes compared to last year.
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Post by meltdown711 on Aug 23, 2008 18:01:22 GMT -5
there have been more people from non-Kosovo(although that has risen as well) ex-Yugo in Albania in the recent year then ever before, a very disconcerting fact for myself. Perhaps its part of this switch from Montenegro...
If you think Montenegro is a better vacation place then Turkey then your out of your mind. Turkey destroys that country in terms of length of beaches, diversity of them and price. I would rather go there then anywhere else.
Egypt, I dunno...
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 23, 2008 18:23:00 GMT -5
If you think Montenegro is a better vacation place then Turkey then your out of your mind. No, I meant personally, I would go there since I feel a connection with the place, doesn't have to do anything with whether its better than Turkey, etc.
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Post by terroreign on Aug 27, 2008 0:16:25 GMT -5
Seriously, we don't need you.
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 27, 2008 8:01:50 GMT -5
lol
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Post by radovic on Aug 27, 2008 9:23:56 GMT -5
Seriously, we don't need you. Lol. Cause Montenegro can survive with barely half the tourists it has now. ;D You are a fucking idiot and a troll and not a Montenegrin. Your disregard for Montenegros economy in your post shows this.
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Post by terroreign on Aug 27, 2008 23:31:24 GMT -5
^I know many montenegrins who could care less if tourists from serbia or bosnia came to our country...
ilirdardani - you're of course welcome ;P
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Post by ilirdardani on Aug 28, 2008 8:28:01 GMT -5
ilirdardani - you're of course welcome ;P Hvala.
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Post by beratsimistrec on Aug 28, 2008 9:29:11 GMT -5
I would never go to Montenegro for the beaches...the chicks maybe. Albania has much better beaches in the south, some up north too but they generally stink. Or I'd just go to Greece. The thought of going so far up north for vacation just doesn't appeal to me, no offense.
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Post by radovic on Aug 28, 2008 13:57:26 GMT -5
^I know many montenegrins who could care less if tourists from serbia or bosnia came to our country... ilirdardani - you're of course welcome ;P I seriously doubt you know any Montenegrins who think like that, or any Montenegrins period. And even if they did they are idiots and would complain how tourists aren't coming in such a scenario.
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Post by markosijekira on Aug 30, 2008 23:37:44 GMT -5
i have a friend in Zemun and she goes to the Bulgarien coast, says its much cheaper then trying to go to Montenegro.
But I assume part of the reason in the Increase in Serb tourists in Montenegro is the increasing spending capability of people in Serbia resulting from the economic growth. Croatia is highly desierd as a destination but it's gotten alot more expensive with western companies buying off coastal properties.
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Post by radovic on Sept 2, 2008 12:11:06 GMT -5
i have a friend in Zemun and she goes to the Bulgarien coast, says its much cheaper then trying to go to Montenegro. But I assume part of the reason in the Increase in Serb tourists in Montenegro is the increasing spending capability of people in Serbia resulting from the economic growth. Croatia is highly desierd as a destination but it's gotten alot more expensive with western companies buying off coastal properties. What are you talking about,. There is no increase in Serb tourists in Montenegro. There are fewer tourists then in 2007 and fewer then in 2006.
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Post by meltdown711 on Sept 2, 2008 15:52:06 GMT -5
Are you really who you say you are? Ive never heard of an Albanian saying he feels closer with Serbia II then Turkey/Turks.
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