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Statistics Department report data through the first three quarters of this year, Vilnius hotel receive over 10% more visitors than in the same 2007 period. In just nine months this year were staying in hotels in Vilnius 488 thousand. 799 guests.
Improvement in hotel room busy period - during this period in the capital of Lithuania hotels bookings grow to nearly 59%. Meanwhile, in 2007 over the same period the hotel rooms were occupied 56.7%.
Most of the guests received from Poland, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom and Finland. Increased number of tourists from neighboring countries: Russia - 56%, Poland - 12% and Latvia - 6% more than last year. More guests received from other Vilnius important tourism markets: France - 21%, Estonia - 20%, Finland - 19%, Germany - 13%, United Kingdom - 10%, Italy - 7%.
Hotels positive performance indicators encourage the creation of new hotels in town. Since the beginning of this year the capital has opened three new hotels. At March has opened a four-star hotel Villa Valakampiai, in June opened a three-star hotel City Hotel Algirdas, in August near the Cathedral Square - a three-star Hotel Tilto.
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At December 16 th was published awards of the most successful tourism project year 2008 winners. The most successful tourism project - is the first major tourism project evaluation nomination in Lithuania. In 2003 it established at the State of Tourism Department.
This year was already the fifth Lithuanian tourism development for project selection. Successful tourism project contest receive growing attention to the tourism business, every year it provided more and more applications. This year, they received a record number - 43.














































