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UNESCO World Heritage in Lithuania: Do Tourists Know and Appreciate It?
2018-03-30
As many as 1,073 objects in 167 countries. This is the ambition of enthusiastic visitors of UNESCO World heritage sites who share their travel experiences on a special website. They also seek to visit four Lithuania’s values that are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Benefit Brought by Tourism Increases
2018-02-28
Last year, Lithuania received 1.55 million foreign tourists who stayed at least one night, i.e. 4.3% more than in 2016, as seen from statistics on accommodation services. General growth in the industry, including local tourism, amounted to 6.6% last year. The number of tourists who were provided with accommodation constituted 2.92 million.
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State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy carries out tourism projects, financed from EU structural funds. On regular basis international and national tourism tendencies are analysed and Lithuanian tourism statistics is provided by request.