Kosovo is booming: Swiss and Germans among the top tourists!

Kosovo is booming: Swiss and Germans among the top tourists!

Pristina, Kosovo - In Kosovo, the tourism sector is enjoying continuous growth. In March 2025, 40,239 guests were registered in hotels, which represents an increase of 2.2 % compared to the previous year. A remarkable aspect is that 62.5 % of guests came from abroad, while 37.4 % were locals, such asalbinfo.chreported. In total, the hotels in Kosovo counted 84,462 overnight stays, with 39.7 % being booked by locals and 60.2 % by foreign guests.

Pristina, the capital, was the most popular destination for domestic tourists with 4,931 guests, while the Peja region recorded remarkable 14,562 overnight stays. The number of foreign visitors rose by 4.7 % compared to the previous year and amounts to a total of 25,173 international guests. The largest groups among foreign visitors came from Albania, Turkey, Germany and Switzerland.

Tourism in 2023

internationale Touristen waren. Diese Zahl stellt einen signifikanten Anstieg dar, insbesondere unter den inländischen Besuchern, deren Anzahl um 61,9 % im Vergleich zu 2022 wuchs. Die Übernachtungen lagen bei insgesamt 1.547.462, wobei 51,7 % von Einheimischen und 48,2 % von internationalen Gästen stammten, wie von Telegrafi.comgiven.

There was also a remarkable increase in the overnight stays. These rose by domestic guests by 199.0 % and 37.0 % of foreign guests. The Peja region recorded most domestic visitors with 86,470 and a total of 409,293 overnight stays.

The statistics also show that 357,717 foreign visitors, who mainly came from Albania, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey, explored the country. An interesting fact is that a total of more than 6.4 million overnight stays took place in Kosovo. This growth signals a strongly increasing international interest in the tourist destinations of Kosovo.