(MENAFN) Slovakia registered a record number of 5.4 million tourists, both domestic and foreign, in 2017, up 7 percent year on year.
Among the foreign tourists, Czech visitors topped the list with more than 645,000, followed by Poles, Germans, Hungarians and Austrians.
Slovak Transport and Construction Minister said: "Czechs enjoy the advantage of geographical proximity and accessibility, security, the minimum language barrier and the plentiful offer of sights of nature and culture. More than 88 percent of Czechs are happy with their visit of Slovakia and approximately 97 percent would return to Slovakia again."
According to the minister, the number of tourists from China also significantly increased in 2017.
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