Drop in numbers hotel guests slows down

A drop in the number of overnight stays in hotels in the Czech Republic slowed in the third quarter of 2009, according to government figures released on Wednesday. In total, 4.3 million guests spent a night in hotels around the country in the third quarter, which was 1.7 percent fewer year-on-year. However, the drop was milder compared to the previous quarter due to a higher number of domestic tourists. A bigger decrease was registered in Prague where the number of hotel guests dropped by 4.3 percent.