Czechia sees y-o-y jump in tourist numbers in second quarter

Some 5.8 million tourists stayed in hotels, guesthouses and campsites in Czechia in the second quarter of this year, representing a year-on-year rise of 14.3 percent, according to official data released on Tuesday.

Domestic guests outnumbered foreign ones and tourists spent a total of 13.8 million nights in accommodation establishments, 14.5 percent more than in the same period last year.

However, overall services in Czechia registered a 3.5 percent decline year-on-year in the second quarter.

Author: Ian Willoughby