People from Kumanovo travel more and more after the pandemic

 After a two-year break, the interest of Kumanovo residents for travel is returning, according to the data of the travel agencies. According to the estimates of the tourist workers from Kumanovo, it is expected that this summer the level of arrangements and trips from before the 2019 pandemic will be reached. year.

The abolition of the measures in the neighboring countries, in the countries where the people of Kumanovo traditionally spend their summers, the stable epidemiological situation has contributed to the increase of the number of payments for travel.

- After this long break after the covid-pandemic, we can freely say that tourism is returning to our country and the world. There is a great interest of the people of Kumanovo to travel. The most desired destinations remain Greece, Turkey this year has a particularly great interest, Hurghada in Egypt and a new destination from this year is also Tunisia. All the surrounding countries have abolished the measures and our country - said Anita Trajkovska-Petkovska, owner of a travel agency.

Citizens have relaxed given the good epidemiological situation and now travel outside the country almost without fear.

- Everything is functioning normally and it is noticed that people have been missing travel and summer vacations for the last two years. Now you travel exactly the same as which was traveling before a pandemic. The interest has really increased, but everything that happened in the last two years is now reflected in us as problem because the years were definitely crisis - said Dragan Trajkovski, owner of the agency.

Tourism was hardest hit by the pandemic. During that period, the agencies faced a loss of workers who are they transferred to other sectors and the existence of employees in the sector was questioned. For a while, the agencies were locked up.

- Last year, those who have courage, those who want to travel, traveled. Unfortunately, it worked from a season of three to four months. There were still measures this winter, so we just came to the agency and opened and closed as result of pandemic and measures. This year we hope that we will bring back the tourists and we will return to the level at least before the pandemic - says Trajkovska-Petkovska.

The agencies point out that the prices of the arrangements are expected to increase, given the high prices of energy, food worldwide, but not so drastically..

According to the latest data from the State Statistical Office, published in May this year, the number of domestic and foreign tourists in the country is growing.

- The number of tourists in March 2022 year is 39.786, of which 43.1 percent are domestic tourists and 56.9 are foreign tourists. The number of nights in March 2022 year is 87.074, of which 44.1 percent are domestic tourists and 55.9 are foreign tourists - published statistics.

In the period January-March 2022 year, compared to the same period from the previous one year, the number of tourists increased by 45.9 percent, domestic tourists increased by 21 percent, and foreign tourists increased by 79.5 percent. The number of overnight stays increased by 41.6 percent in the period January-March this year, generally more among foreign tourists.

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