2.1.8. International tourism (in thous.)

  1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Arrival of  foreign visitors 96 744 102 843 100 832 104 247 103 070 97 606
of which: by border crossings:            
with Germany 52 185 46 699 46 369 47 910 45 928 44 774
with Austria 15 387 13 964 12 390 12 378 12 267 12 153
with Poland 17 768 24 886 25 961 27 103 28 322 24 356
with Slovakia1) 11 404 15 814 14 674 14 938 14 435 13 859
Airports * 1 480 1 438 1 918 2 118 2 465
             
Czech citizen trips abroad 44 588 43 608 39 977 38 177 36 224 34 303
of which: by border crossings:            
with Germany 16 131 11 807 10 898 10 817 10 871 10 112
with Austria 7 284 6 808 6 640 6 857 6 626 6 631
with Poland 14 925 14 633 12 187 10 341 8 415 7 444
with Slovakia1) 6 248 8 954 8 866 8 756 8 530 8 426
Airports * 1 406 1 386 1 406 1 781 1 691
          Source: ÈSÚ
1) until August 1995 without the rail border crossings with Slovakia