The number of tourists from the EU countries totalled 217 thousand (by 9% more than in the same quarter of 2013), from non-EU countries – 158.1 thousand (by 10.5% more). The number of Lithuanian's residents accommodated grew by 9.4% and totalled 262.6 thousand.
The majority of foreign tourists were from Russia – 57.6 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 60.2 thousand), Germany – 55.1 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 47.8 thousand), Belarus – 42.5 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 36 thousand), Poland – 38.2 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 45 thousand), Latvia – 27.4 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 20.9 thousand), the United Kingdom – 13.2 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 13.3 thousand), Estonia – 13.1 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 11.2 thousand), and Ukraine – 11.7 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 6.9 thousand). More than half of foreign tourists – 57.2% – stayed in Vilnius.
Almost a quarter of tourists (23.4%) stayed in the accommodation establishments of resort towns: Druskininkai – 65 thousand (by 1.3% less than in II quarter 2013), Palanga – 58 thousand (by 11% more), Neringa – 14.6 thousand (by 4.1% more), Birštonas – 11.4 thousand (by 20.2% more).
In January–June 2014, accommodation establishments received more than 1 million tourists, or by 11.8% more than in the same period of 2013; the number of foreigners amounted to 586.4 thousand (by 12.2% more).
In II quarter 2014, compared to same quarter of 2013, Lithuanian hotels and motels accommodated by 8% more tourists; the number of foreign tourists accommodated increased by 7.4%. The number of rooms in hotels and motels totalled 13.6 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 13.1 thousand), that of beds – 27.8 thousand (in II quarter 2013, 26.8 thousand). The hotel and motel room occupancy rate stood at 51.7% (in II quarter 2013, 50.9%), the bed occupancy rate – 39.6% (in II quarter 2013, 38.6%).
In II quarter 2014, Vilnius hotels and motels accommodated 236.3 thousand tourists, which is by 9.2% more than in the same quarter of 2013; the number of foreign tourists amounted to 197.8 thousand, or by 8.9% more.
In the first half-year 2014, hotels and motels received 844.5 thousand tourists, or by 10.3% more than in the same period of 2013; the number of foreigners amounted to 518 thousand (by 10.2% more).
