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Tourism
Bosnia and Herzegovina has been a top performer in recent years in terms of tourism development; tourist arrivals have grown by an average of 24% annually from 1995 to 2000 (360,758 in 2002).
According to an estimation of the World Tourism Organization, Bosnia and Herzegovina will have the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020.
The major sending countries in 2002 have been Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Germany, Italy, U.S., Poland, Great Britain, Austria, and Spain. With its #43 spot, Sarajevo has come ahead of Dubrovnik, #59, Ljubljana at #84, Bled at #90, Belgrade at #113 and Zagreb at #135 , making Sarajevo the best ranking city on the Balkan peninsula.
Tourism in Sarajevo is chiefly focused on historical, religious, and cultural aspects (see Sites of interest in Sarajevo).
Sarajevo, the national capital, hosted the 1984 Winter Olympic Games, which, at the time, were the largest Winter Games ever (in terms of athletes and media).
The country lost its reputation as an excellent ski destination during the war-torn period between 1992 and 1995.
Presently, the economy and tourism are on the way back up, and the area provides some of the best-value ski vacations in Europe.
More recently, the town of Visoko has experienced a major increase in tourist arrivals due to the alleged discovery of the Bosnian pyramids, attracting in excess of 10,000 tourists in the first weekend of June 2006.[citation needed]
Some of the tourist attractions in Bosnia and Herzegovina include:
* Biha&覿 and the Una River;
* Jajce and its waterfall;
* Medjugorje- religius tourism- catholic pilgaramage site in Hercegovina
* Mostar, the site of Stari Most;
* Mount Bjelašnica and Jahorina, sites of the XIV Olympic Winter Games.
* Neum on the coast;
* Sarajevo;
* Stolac, the Begovina neighborhood and Radimlja tombstones;
* Višegrad and its old bridge;
* Visoko, site of the Bosnian pyramids;
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