Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/07/2014 -- The Slovenian tourism industry is benefiting from 2013's record growth in revenues, and this is set to continue into 2014 on the back of the continuing domestic economic recovery and the stabilisation of the wider region, which contains Slovenia's key tourism source markets. We expect the focus on mountain retreats, health resorts and spas to continue. However, we believe more-high end developments are needed to attract the larger hotel groups, which continue to have a very limited presence in the country.

Leading indicators suggest that Slovenia is now in the early stages of economic recovery. Improvements in retail consumption have also likely been supported by concomitant improvements in wage growth, in turn encouraging spending on tourist holidays, both domestically and internationally. We expect rising wages and consumer spending to encourage domestic and outbound tourism for Slovenia over the longer term.

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Inbound tourism is also set to see strong growth over 2014 and beyond. This will continue the trend seen in 2013, when a record number of visitors was recorded in the wake of a recovery in Western European source markets, and the stabilisation of Central and Eastern Europe countries. The Slovenian tourist authorities have attributed the tourism boom to an increase in European visitors from Belgium, Great Britain and the Netherlands.

Major investments to boost the tourism sector have been planned, such as establishing leading hotel brands and casinos across the country. We think this is an important trend, as the country is in dire need of additional high-end establishments in particular, Moreover, the continued dearth of top global hotel brands often deter potential visitors who might not trust the quality of unknown domestic Slovenian hotel chains.

Slovenia is promoting new hiking trail holidays; however, health spas are still the most popular holiday venue in the country for both domestic and international tourists, and the Slovenian Tourist Board and...

The Slovenia Tourism Report has been researched at source and features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s independent assessment and forecasts for tourist expenditure; government expenditure on tourism; passenger arrivals and departures by mode of transport, reason for travel, origin and destination; and the accommodation market.

BMI's Slovenia Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the Slovenian tourism industry.

Key Benefits

- Benchmark BMI's independent tourism industry forecasts for Slovenia to test other views - a key input for successful budgetary and planning in the Slovenian tourism market.
- Target business opportunities and risks in the Slovenian tourism sector through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments in Slovenia.
- Assess the activities, strategy and market position of your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. KPIs and latest activity).

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BMI Industry View

This contains a synopsis of our forecasts, and any changes, together with an overview of key trends and developments in the tourism industry, and an assessment of the impact of various economic and national factors which might affect the sector. It also covers new transport projects, new hotel developments, and acquisitions.

Industry SWOT Analysis

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the tourism sector and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

BMI Industry Forecast Scenario

Forecasts to end-2018 for all key indicators (see list below), supported by explicit assumptions, plus analysis of key downside risks to the main forecasts:

Inbound tourism: Arrivals (?000), arrivals growth (% y-o-y), arrivals by region, growth (% y-o-y), arrivals by country, growth (% y-o-y), top 10 countries based on arrivals, growth (% y-o-y).

Outbound tourism: Departures (?000), growth (% y-o-y), departures by regional destination (?000 and growth % y-o-y).

Travel: Methods of travel for arrivals (Air, Ship, Rail), (?000) and (% growth y-o-y), international Tourism receipts for transport (US$bn), (growth % y-o-y), international Tourism receipts for travel items (US$bn), (growth % y-o-y).

Hotels: Hotel industry value (US$bn), (growth % y-o-y), (%GDP), (per capita), (per employee), number of hotels and like establishments (?000), (growth % y-o-y), total overnight stays, (?000), (growth % y-o-y), length of stay, occupancy rate (%), number of hotel rooms, (?000), (growth % y-o-y).

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