In all the publications of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, starting from 2022 data on tourist turnover will be published on the basis of the statistical processing of data retrieved from the administrative source, Central Information System in Catering and Tourism (eTourist).
Up to December 2021 inclusive, the data were collected and published based on the statistical survey on tourist arrivals and overnights in accommodation facilities (TU-11).
As the data source has been changed, which has directly impacted the coverage, the results obtained from the survey TU-11 (up to December 2021 inclusive) and from the administrative source eTourist (since January 2022) are not absolutely comparable at all levels.
In the Republic of Serbia, 470 thous. tourist arrivals were registered in May 2026, which was by 7.4% more than in the same month of the previous year. A total of 1 209 thous. tourist overnight stays were recorded, representing an increase of 5.5% compared with May of the previous year.
Of the total number of overnight stays, domestic tourists accounted for 629 thous. overnight stays, which was by 2.2% more than in the same period of the previous year, while foreign tourists accounted for 581 thous. overnight stays, representing an increase of 9.3%.
In terms of overnight stays, in May 2026, among urban tourist destinations the most visited were Beograd, Novi Sad and Niš, among spa resorts Vrnjačka Banja, Sokobanja and Banja Vrdnik, and among mountain centres Zlatibor, Kopaonik and Tara.
In May 2026, the highest number of overnight stays by foreign tourists was realised by tourists from Turkey, Russian Federation and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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