Number of tourists in Belgrade increased by 5%

According to Jasna Dimitrijevic, the director of the Belgrade Tourist Organization, the number of foreign tourists visiting Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, has increased in spite of the crisis. The number of foreign tourists visiting Belgrade increased by 5% in the first five months of 2009 as compared to the same period of 2008, while the number of foreign tourists in other European cities dropped by 11 to 20 percent.