BRATISLAVA, September 16, (WEBNOVINY) — In the second quarter of this year, Slovaks traveled more than in the same period last year. In the second quarter, they made a total of 1.445 million long- and short-term holiday stays, home and abroad, representing an annual increase of 20.6 percent. Total number of nights for the holidays increased by 20 percent. This is according to data from the Statistics Office released on Friday.
In the second quarter, 1.138 million Slovaks went on vacation, which is 14.5 percent more than over the same period of last year. During this period, 75.3 percent of Slovak citizens did not go on holiday, while 23 percent of them stayed at home for financial reasons, 12 percent for health and 12 percent for professional reasons, while 29 percent of people plan to go on holiday at some other time.
In the second quarter, the number of long-term holiday stays increased by 28 percent, with a 22 percent increase in the number of domestic long-term stays and almost 32 percent increase in the number of long-term stays abroad. Average number of overnight stays increased for local holidays by 1.6 percent while for foreign holidays it decreased by 4.7 percent. The average expenditure for a holiday in Slovakia increased by 9.1 percent and for foreign holidays it fell by 5.2 percent.
In the second quarter of this year, Slovaks mostly spent their local holidays in the districts of Poprad, Bratislava, and the district Turcianske Teplice. Slovaks spending their holidays abroad mainly traveled to Croatia, Czech Republic, as well as Turkey, Spain and Italy.
The number of short holiday stays at home and abroad in the second quarter increased year-on-year by 14.7 percent, mainly due to an increase in short-term stays abroad by 72.2 percent. Short-term stays in Slovakia rose by only 2.8 percent. The average number of overnight stays in Slovakia fell year-on-year by 13.6 percent and was without a change for stays abroad. The average household expenditures on local short stays fell by 10.3 percent. In contrast, costs of stays abroad rose by 5.5 percent.
The most visited localities in Slovakia during the short holiday stays were the city of Bratislava, Banska Bystrica, and the district of Poprad. For stays abroad, it was the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.
The number of business trips in Slovakia and abroad in the second quarter increased by 22.5 percent. The average number of overnight stays on a business trips has decreased by 8 percent and also the average expenditure decreased by 22 percent.
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