Visitor numbers at Czech spa towns up by 5.5 percent

The number of people visiting Czech spa-towns has risen in the first half of this year by 5.5 percent to 333,000. Just under half of those visiting the country’s spa towns were Czechs, which the number of foreigners visiting towns like Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně shot up 7.5 percent to 167,000. According to the Czech Association of Travel Agents, the length of time that visitors are spending in the country’s spas is down, with the majority of tourists going for a relaxing weekend instead of staying for longer periods to convalesce. The majority of foreign guests at Czech spas come from Germany, the second largest group of foreign visitors is made up of Russians.

Author: Rosie Johnston