On August 8, 2024, Montenegro saw 145,893 tourists staying in private accommodations, marking a 98% occupancy rate compared to the same date last year, according to unofficial data from the National Tourism Organization (NTO). This represents a 2% decrease in guests from the previous year.
The NTO informed “Vijesti” that these figures are preliminary and the final official data from the Statistical Office (Monstat) is still pending. The majority of tourists in private accommodations come from the region, as well as from Germany, France, the Czech Republic, Poland, Russia and Ukraine.
The NTO noted that while they cannot yet provide a full analysis or reasons for the changes in tourist numbers, they plan to release a detailed report once all official data is available.
Preliminary data from local tourist organizations show that on August 8, the highest number of tourists in private accommodations was in Budva, Ulcinj and Herceg Novi. Bar and Tivat reported a 6% increase compared to the previous year, while Kotor and Budva’s occupancy remained consistent with last year’s figures. Herceg Novi achieved about 95% of last year’s occupancy, and Ulcinj reached around 98%.
The NTO also stated that they currently have only June’s data available. In June, private accommodations hosted 297,504 guests, which is 99% of the occupancy for the same month in 2023 and represents an 18% increase compared to June 2019.
Weekly data fluctuations are expected, and a full analysis will be provided once the official statistics for the entire month are released.
