National Tourism Organization

Montenegro's tourism business is gearing up for the summer, expecting more Russian tourists than in previous years.

On Thursday, the tourism authorities presented the country's offer at the largest Moscow travel and tourism fair, MITT, saying that, "trends show that more Russian tourists are interesting to visit Montenegro."

The number of Russian tourists visiting Montenegro has increased compared to last year, data from the National Tourism Organization have revealed.

According to the data, in the first half of the year, Russian visitors made up 22 per cent of the total tourist arrivals, 5 per cent more than in the same period last year.

The National Tourism Organization attended the largest tourism exhibition of Latin America in the hopes of tapping in on new tourist markets, according to an Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism ministry’ announcement.

Artist Danae Stratou, wife of Finance Minister  Yanis Varoufakis states that she was unaware that she had to have a special seal from the National Tourism Organization (EOT) when renting out her property.