Foreign tourism to Estonia has risen by 14% year-on-year, according to the country’s state agency, Statistics Estonia.
The agency also reported that domestic tourism was up 5%, with 906 accommodation establishments serving 115,700 foreign and 121,700 domestic tourists in March 2024.
Helga Laurmaa, lead analyst at Statistics Estonia, said: “Compared with March 2023, there were 14 percent more foreign tourists, but their number was still 7 percent lower than in March 2019, ie., before the pandemic.”
“The number of domestic tourists was 2 percent below last March's record.”
The agency reported that compared with March 2023, there were more tourists from European countries as well as further afield: 44,000 were from Finland (up 11%), 25,100 from Latvia (a rise of 33%), over 4,800 from Lithuania( up 21%), 4,600 from Germany (a 9% increase), and nearly 4,500 from the U.K.
The agency also found that, compared with March 2023, the number of tourists from Asian countries increased by 19%.
Laurmaa said: “The average cost of a guest night was €42 per person, which is one euro cheaper than in March 2023 but €6 more than in March 2019 before the crisis," she said, adding that the average cost of an overnight stay per person was €43 in Harju, Ida-Viru, and Tartu counties and €39 in Pärnu County and on Saaremaa.”
Helga Laurmaa, lead analyst at Statistics Estonia, said: “Compared with March 2023, there were 14 percent more foreign tourists, but their number was still 7 percent lower than in March 2019, ie., before the pandemic.”
“The number of domestic tourists was 2 percent below last March's record.”
The agency reported that compared with March 2023, there were more tourists from European countries as well as further afield: 44,000 were from Finland (up 11%), 25,100 from Latvia (a rise of 33%), over 4,800 from Lithuania( up 21%), 4,600 from Germany (a 9% increase), and nearly 4,500 from the U.K.
The agency also found that, compared with March 2023, the number of tourists from Asian countries increased by 19%.
Laurmaa said: “The average cost of a guest night was €42 per person, which is one euro cheaper than in March 2023 but €6 more than in March 2019 before the crisis," she said, adding that the average cost of an overnight stay per person was €43 in Harju, Ida-Viru, and Tartu counties and €39 in Pärnu County and on Saaremaa.”
Source: err.ee
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