Number of visitors staying in hotels in Czech Republic drops by 8.5 percent year-on-year

The number of visitors staying in hotels in the Czech Republic in the first half of the year dropped by 8.5 percent compared to the same period last year. According to the Czech Statistical Office, 5.37 million visitors used hotel accommodation in the first six months of 2009 – the lowest figure in recent years. The head of the Czech Association of Travel Agencies, Viliam Sivek, says this year’s tourist season has been the worst in twenty years. He expects dozens of Prague hotels to close down in the coming months.