Almost 1.4 million tourists slept in Bratislava last year

Almost 1.4 million tourists slept in Bratislava last year

Last year almost 1.4 million tourists were accommodated in the city of Bratislava, TASR press agency reports, citing data from the Bratislava Tourism Board (BTB) that includes data from Airbnb as well. This is an increase of 8.2 percent as compared to 2018 in terms of the number of visitors, and 5.9 percent in terms of overnight stays. The highest number of tourists were from Slovakia (12 percent), the United Kingdom (11 percent), Germany (7 percent), the Czech Republic (7 percent), France (5 percent) and the USA (5 percent). In 2019, Bratislava hosted several significant international events, such as the Ice Hockey Championships, European Women's Volleyball Championships and Karate World Championships, which significantly helped to increase the number of visitors to Bratislava, according to the Bratislava Tourism Board.

Anca Dragu, Photo: TASR

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