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Tourism growth in Serbia: January shows increase in arrivals and overnight stays despite protests

In January of this year, Serbia saw a notable rise in both tourist arrivals and overnight stays, despite claims from officials that student protests had negatively impacted the tourism sector. According to the Republic Institute of Statistics, tourist arrivals increased by 16.1% compared to January of last year, while overnight stays grew by 16.7%. Domestic tourists contributed to a 15.1% rise in overnight stays, while the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists saw an even larger increase of 18.6%.…