Argentine Tourist Entertains Drivers at Traffic Lights in Sarajevo, Earning for Further Travel

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - In the first five months of this year, the number of tourists in Sarajevo Canton increased by 9.8 percent compared to the same period last year, while the number of overnight stays increased by 10.9 percent compared to the same period last year.

According to data from the Institute for Informatics and Statistics of Sarajevo Canton, out of the total number of guests in May this year, 50,190 were foreign, which is 88.8 percent of the total, and 6,309 were domestic tourists, or 11.2 percent.

The largest number of tourists in May were from the People's Republic of China - 9,684, followed by Croatia with 3,535, Slovenia with 3,125, the United States of America with 3,017, then Germany with 2,826, Serbia with 2,326, and Turkey with 2,291 tourists.

The number of Chinese tourists in the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina increased after the signing of the Agreement between the Council of Ministers and the Government of the People's Republic of China on mutual visa exemption for holders of ordinary passports, which entered into force on May 29 last year.

This agreement stipulates that citizens of the two countries can enter and stay in the territory of the other country for up to 90 days without a visa, within any 180-day period.

However, not all tourists come to Sarajevo just to spend money. A young tourist from Argentina entertains car drivers by juggling at traffic lights in Sarajevo, thus earning money for his further journey.