In the period from January to May 2025, tourists made 653,247 visits to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is an increase of 4.5% compared to the same period in 2024. Domestic tourist visits decreased by 1.8% compared to the same period in 2024, while foreign tourist visits increased by 7.8% compared to the same period of the previous year.
In the period from January to May of this year, tourists in Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 1,376,759 overnight stays, which is an increase of 5.3% compared to the same period in 2024. Domestic tourists recorded 0.6% more overnight stays compared to the same period in 2024, while the number of overnight stays by foreign tourists was 7.6% higher compared to the same period of the previous year.
Of the total number of overnight stays, domestic tourists accounted for 31.1%, while foreign tourists made up 68.9%.
According to the Agency for Statistics, in the structure of overnight stays by foreign tourists, the highest number was recorded by tourists from: Croatia with 20.9%, Serbia with 13.7%, Turkey with 9.3%, Slovenia with 7.6%, China with 4.2%, Germany with 3.9%, and both Italy and Montenegro with 3.3% each. These countries together accounted for 66.2% of the total number of overnight stays, while tourists from other countries made up the remaining 33.9%.
By type of accommodation, the highest number of overnight stays was recorded in the category of Hotels and similar accommodation, accounting for 94.4% of the total.
Izvor teksta i fotografija: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/za-pet-mjeseci-u-bih-boravilo-vise-od-650-hiljada-turista-ostvareno-vise-od-137-miliona-nocenja/
The 4th Habitat Culture Fest was opened on Saturday, July 5, 2025, at the Hercegovina Lodges location. This multi-month cultural festival promotes the cultural diversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an integral part of European and world heritage. The festival began with a literary evening dedicated to the novel “Sandro” by author Elvedin Nezirović.
In the first program of this year’s edition, the audience heard from the author Nezirović himself, writer and moderator of the evening Adnan Repeša, and guest Adnan Žetica. The audience had the opportunity to gain interesting insights into the social layers addressed in the novel, as well as the creative process behind it.
“Habitat Culture Fest remains true to its mission of connecting creatives from the country, diaspora, and the region through literature, exhibitions, films, and dialogue. This year, we are bringing new content, all set in an environment that blends nature and culture,” the organizers stated.
We would like to remind you that the festival will continue throughout the summer with a program that includes, among other things, the photo exhibition “Man from the East” by Hadis Medenčević, the book promotion of “Deliver Us from Evil” by Marko Romić, the screening of the film “Forgive Us Our Debts” by Sergej Kreso, and the promotion of the work “The Book about Almir” by author Adisa Bašić.
The organizers also announce that all festival events will be published promptly on the official Habitat Culture Fest Facebook page.
“Bingo konjički cener” sam istrčao za 42 minute i 17 sekundi. Jako sam zadovoljan, jer sam proglašen i najbrižim Konjičaninom, i to je poseban osjećaj. Teren mi je bio poznat, jer svaki dan trčim, tako da mi je bilo lijepo”-rekao nam je ovaj mladi atletičar iz Konjica.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/djuro-borbelj-i-emina-alagic-pobjednici-bingo-konjickog-cenera/
The 7th International “Konjic Summer Fest” was officially opened this evening in Konjic. The festival is organized by the athletics club “Pace” under the patronage of the City of Konjic. The opening ceremony was led by Nermin Nikšić, Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who welcomed all participants and wished them a pleasant stay in Konjic, hoping they would leave with lasting and beautiful memories of the city.
“It is an honor for me to open the 7th ‘Konjic Summer Fest,’ and I’m pleased to see such a large number of participants. We need more gatherings like this—opportunities to connect and get to know each other. I hope you make the most of these three days and enjoy the festival here in Konjic,” said Prime Minister Nikšić.
The race participants were also greeted by Edin Višća, Director of Promotion, Sales, and Support at BH Telecom, the sponsor of the business run.
“BH Telecom is a socially responsible company that supports a range of projects in the fields of sports, culture, and the arts. That is exactly why we are here in Konjic today. Our cooperation has been ongoing for several years, and I can announce that we will continue this partnership in the future,” said Višća.
Mahir Mujić, Director of “Konjic Summer Fest,” welcomed the participants of the business run and also expressed gratitude to everyone who helped and supported the organization of the festival.
“Thank you for coming and taking the time to participate in the business run. Together, we are sharing great stories, and I especially want to thank the City of Konjic and Mayor Osman Ćatić, who recognized our vision for this event. I also extend my gratitude to the cantonal ministries of education, finance, and the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Konjic truly has a lot to offer from a tourism perspective, and we will certainly bring even more people to our city in the coming years,” emphasized Mujić.
The team Atom from Sarajevo is the winner of the “BH Telecom Business Run.”
On the first evening of the “Konjic Summer Fest,” the “BH Telecom Business Run” took place, bringing together 41 companies and 400 participants from across Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first place was won by the team Atom from Sarajevo, second place went to the team M-Bike Sarajevo, and the third place was secured by the team Powerade.
In the individual competition, the first place in the women’s category was won by Hana Habibija from Konjic, while in the men’s category, Amir Muminović from Cazin took first place.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/otvoren-konjic-summer-fest-odrzana-bh-telecom-business-run/
The seventh edition of “Konjic Summer Fest,” organized by the athletics club “Pace” and under the patronage of the City of Konjic, will take place from July 4 to 6. The festival will host over 1,200 participants from 15 countries competing in five different races. The official opening of the festival is scheduled for Friday, featuring the “BH Telecom Business Run,” which will include 41 companies and 400 participants, said Mahir Mujić, Director of “Konjic Summer Fest.”
“The seventh international ‘Konjic Summer Fest’ kicks off today, and we’re in for a weekend of top-notch entertainment in our city,” said Mahir Mujić. “Today is Business Day, featuring the ‘BH Telecom Business Run,’ with 41 registered companies and 400 participants.The race will start at 7 PM in the city center, with both the start and finish lines located at the small square near the City Hall building. After the race, we’ll enjoy a solo concert by our very own Amar Jašarspahić Gile, who has brilliantly represented the Bosnian and Herzegovinian music scene. We’re organizing the concert on a grand scale, and I’m confident that all visitors will enjoy this musical event.”
On the second day of the festival, Saturday, July 5, three races will be held: a children’s race with 200 young participants, the main event – the “Bingo Konjic Ten” – and the relay race “Ibis Relay Race,” with around 600 runners taking part in the two events. On Saturday evening, from 9:30 PM until midnight, the Sarajevo Drum Orchestra and a DJ will perform,” said Mujić. The third day of “Konjic Summer Fest,” Sunday, July 6, will be dedicated to families, featuring a “baby crawl race” and other fun activities for children and parents.
“Family Day will take place from 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM at the Partizanovo playground, where we’ll have large inflatable slides, trampolines, and plenty of fun for the little ones. The sweetest part of the program will be the third edition of the baby crawl race, featuring 17 babies — and for the first time, it will be held in the center of Konjic,” emphasized Mahir Mujić, Director of “Konjic Summer Fest.” He added that the festival will conclude with a diploma ceremony for the young volunteers — more than 150 of them were engaged this year through various organizations and associations. Several thousand visitors are expected to attend “Konjic Summer Fest,” where they will have the opportunity to enjoy a rich mix of sports, entertainment, music, and tourism-related events. This year’s festival is supported by numerous individuals, organizations, and groups, alongside sponsors and partners, all with a shared goal — to make “Konjic Summer Fest” an even better and more recognized festival each year, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but across the region.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/danas-pocinje-konjic-summer-fest-2025/
Festival, koji se održava na više lokacija oko Boračkog jezera, nastao je iz inicijative ljubitelja umjetnosti i kulture, Elmira i Goranke Prevljak, s ciljem povezivanja kreativaca iz zemlje i inostranstva kroz izložbe, radionice, filmske večerii razgovore s autorima.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic–https://radiokonjic.ba/4-habitat-culture-fest-na-borackom-jezeru-pocinje-u-subotu-5-jula/
“The promotion of the book ‘Semiotics of Bosnia’ by Prof. Dr. Senadin Lavić, full professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Sarajevo, was held in the Bosnian Room. The book was presented by Prof. Dr. Amer Osmić and Assistant Prof. Dr. Abdel Alibegović.”
“The event was organized by BZK Preporod, the City Committee of Konjic, whose president, Sabina Ćukle, emphasized at the beginning that the promotion was held as part of the celebration of Konjic City Day.”
“Promoter Prof. Dr. Amer Osmić stated that the book ‘Semiotics of Bosnia’ is the author’s attempt to deconstruct everything imposed from the outside, particularly elements that are anti-Bosnian and that undermine the integral identity of the Bosnian individual.”
“As a society, we need to turn toward aspects related to identity and begin to understand identity as something that can be multilayered. In other words, we can possess multiple identities, yet our national identity — which may be administrative or political — is constantly being challenged. In this book, Professor Lavić, through semiotics as an auxiliary academic discipline, deconstructs the false narratives that have been imposed for centuries on the Bosnian space, undermining what truly constitutes the Bosnian domain of knowledge,” stated Prof. Osmić.
“While promoting the book ‘Semiotics of Bosnia’, Assistant Professor Dr. Abdel Alibegović stated that this is a unique work which aims to delve deeper into the analysis of our Bosnian-Herzegovinian society.”
“Professor Lavić aims to highlight all those elements that represent a denial of Bosnia — a denial of everything that is truly Bosnian — and to emphasize that it is time to speak of a concept in which Bosnian people understand themselves, rather than having others define who they should be. ‘Semiotics of Bosnia’ is a bold step forward, an attempt to analyze the current situation and to explore what should be offered to Bosnian-Herzegovinian society as progress — as something that leads us toward a peaceful and stable Bosnia and Herzegovina,” emphasized Prof. Alibegović.
“Speaking about his book, Prof. Dr. Senadin Lavić said that his intention was to gather, in one volume, knowledge about what has been happening to Bosnia since at least the year 1800 — that is, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.”
“It is an attempt to falsify and distort Bosnia’s structure, its content, its historical existence, and its identity being, turning it into something else. You could then hear in history books that Bosnia is Serbian land, that it is old Croatian land, or the land of someone else and something else — but you never heard that Bosnia is Bosnian. So, my motto, which I introduced in my previous book, was an effort to show people that Bosnia is primarily and above all Bosnian. When we deal with semiotics, that is, with the process of semiosis and signs, it is very important to utilize the capacities of contemporary science and modern authors,” said Professor Lavić.
“When you bring some old ideas from the 19th and 20th centuries into the light and confront them with contemporary knowledge, those 19th-century ideas appear ridiculous, untrue, incorrect, and falsified. And working on exposing such ideas, such concepts, such content — which were actually ideologically motivated — is even a pleasure now. Unfortunately, we haven’t had enough intellectual and state power to oppose them. We still haven’t reached the concept of the nation as a state and civic identity, but there are already many people in academia who clearly and loudly support that concept, and if science supports it, it will enter into citizenship and everyday life,” stated the author Lavić, expressing his gratitude to BZK Preporod and Mayor Osman Ćatić for promoting the book tonight in his hometown of Konjic.
The book “Semiotics of Bosnia” by Prof. Dr. Senadin Lavić has been promoted in several cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in Germany. The evening’s promotion was also attended by the president of BZK Preporod BiH, Prof. Dr. Sanjin Kodrić. Attendees also enjoyed a performance by members of the Accordion Orchestra from Jablanica.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic–https://radiokonjic.ba/u-konjicu-promovisana-knjiga-prof-dr-senadina-lavica-semiotika-bosne/
As part of the “Days of the Town of Konjic” celebration, the book The Sun of the Homeland by author Sadik Alić was presented this evening in the Bosnian Room of the Konjic Public University. The book was promoted by Prof. Dr. Adnan Velagić and Prof. Jasmin Mehanoli, with Benjamin Mušinović serving as the moderator of the event.The Sun of the Homeland is dedicated to the author’s native region, Homolje. Through four chapters, the book explores the historical, demographic, ethnological, cultural, and traditional dimensions of this area, richly illustrated with photographs, effectively rendering it a monograph of Homolje. In his remarks, Prof. Dr. Adnan Velagić emphasized that the work was born out of the author’s deep love and affection for his homeland.
“The very title of the book, The Sun of the Homeland, says a great deal. It signifies that Alić’s birthplace—Homolje—is, in fact, the sun that illuminates his native land. The book itself is remarkably comprehensive. While it primarily deals with local history, it also reaches into a broader spectrum. It touches not only on historical facts related to Homolje, spanning from the earliest times to the period of aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but Sadik Alić also delves into genealogy. You can even find traces of literary lyricism and poetry woven into the work. Altogether, it forms a deeply heartfelt expression of love for one’s homeland. I am truly honored to have served as a promoter of such a work—one that I believe will be warmly received by a wider reading audience,” said Professor Velagić.
Speaking about the book, Professor Jasmin Mehanoli emphasized that it is a valuable literary and historical work.
“Sadik Alić spent a long time carefully collecting material about Homolje, and the book is essentially a monograph and a chronicle of a certain time and memories. The book is well designed, with clear text, good structure, and plenty of nice photos and illustrations, so it will definitely attract readers. Many people from Konjic will surely learn a lot about Homolje and its surroundings—some of which even I didn’t know until I read the manuscript,” said Professor Mehanoli.
The idea to write the book The Sun of the Homeland came about around twenty years ago, said the author Sadik Alić. The turning point that led him to seriously dedicate himself to writing his tenth book was the discovery of transcriptions by archaeologist Karl Patsch, in which he found information about Homolje from the medieval period.
“For every piece of information in the book, there are valid sources. I spent a long time researching and collecting data, often visiting the National Museum, Gazi Husrev-beg Library, the Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Herzegovina Archives in Mostar. I wrote in intervals, but in the end, I managed to create a monograph of Homolje. The book has four chapters — ‘Homolje in Records and Memories,’ ‘Homolje in Scientific Research Papers,’ ‘On the Verge of Oblivion,’ and ‘Family Tree,’” said Sadik Alić.
Source of the text and photographs: Radio Konjic –https://radiokonjic.ba/veceras-promovisana-knjiga-sunce-rodnog-kraja-autora-sadika-alica/
“Konjic is today the center of Scouting. At the 2025 Scout Gathering, organized as part of the Konjic City Day celebrations, 240 members of Scout troops, along with their leaders and senior officers from various cities across Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, have arrived in our city.”
“Recognizing the importance of such an event, the President of the Scout Association of the Federation presented the Mayor of Konjic, Osman Ćatić, with a Plaque at the opening ceremony, in recognition of his exceptional support and promotion of Scouting.”
“The President of the Scout Association of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Nermin Zagorčić, while presenting this highest honor within the Scouting organization, stated that he is very proud to award the Plaque to Mr. Osman Ćatić, who is the greatest sponsor and friend of the Scouts in the Federation.”
“Commenting on the awarded Plaque, Mayor Osman Ćatić stated:”
“I am grateful for the trust, and it is an honor to receive this award. We will continue to support all good ideas. I’m glad that the Scouts recognize effort and hard work. They positively surprised me and, at the same time, gave me a strong motivation to continue in this direction, because Konjic is proud of them, and I want them to keep up the great work. Some of the young people here today told me that Scouts are also gathering in Montenegro at the same time, but they still chose to come to us. That means a lot — it shows the quality of the organization and that the Scout Troop Neretva Konjic and the City of Konjic are great hosts.”
“Many Scouts also stated that the Scout Troop Neretva and the City of Konjic are excellent hosts.”
“Members of the First Dobrinja Scout Troop say they have been returning to Konjic for the third year in a row, have made many friends, and always have a great time in Konjic.”
“Asja Borović from the Miljacka Troop is in Konjic with the Scouts for the first time.”
“It’s beautiful here, and I’ve met many Scouts. My favorite parts of Scouting are competitions and camping. I usually go camping at Boračko Lake, but Konjic is also wonderful.”
“At the opening of the Scout Meeting in our city was also 77-year-old Izudin Čolić from the Bregava Stolac and Mladost Ilijaš Troops.”
“Scouting is the right choice for children. Today, in our country, there are kids who don’t know how to cope. If something were to happen, they wouldn’t know how to survive. In Scouts, they learn how to handle all situations and how to survive in nature. And when it comes to socializing, if you ask any veteran Scout, they will say the best times were those spent in Scouting.”
“This was also confirmed by Ahmed Erzumlić, whom all Scouts call Hamić. He has spent most of his life in Scouting. As he says, in recent years he hasn’t participated in all activities due to health reasons, but every gathering is a joy for him.”
“There are many memories and reminders of the old days. Still, illness and old age take their toll, but Scouting remains until the grave. We always strive to help and do what we can wherever possible. It is a part of me and my life.”
“You can listen to interviews with participants of the Scouting Meeting on Sunday, June 22nd, from 4 PM as part of the ‘Summer on the Waves’ program on Radio Konjic.”
“Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic”–https://radiokonjic.ba/otvoreni-izvidjacki-susreti-2025/
Tomorrow, June 21st at 7 PM, the Cinema Hall of the National University in Konjic will host a special event – the Graduation Concert of the Publicly Authorized Primary Music School “Rezonanca.” This traditional concert represents the culmination of students’ hard work and dedication, and holds special emotional significance for the graduates who are completing their primary music education.
The school’s director, Biljana Handžo, announced a rich and diverse program.
“Tomorrow’s concert, starting at 7 PM, is the final, graduation, and traditional concert of students from the Primary Music School ‘Rezonanca,’ as well as students from the pop-rock department. This year, the school has also introduced a Ballet Department, so visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy a ballet performance as well. Although the program won’t be too long, it will be filled with high-quality musical and stage performances,” said Handžo.
Director Handžo emphasized that this has been an exceptionally active year for the school. Recently, two wonderful concerts were held – a ballet performance and a concert by the children’s choir “Rezonanca,” which she described as “the best concert so far.” According to Handžo, the independent concerts of the children’s choir allowed the graduation concert to be more focused on the graduates, easing the overall program and giving them the spotlight they deserve.
“In addition to musical performances, certificates will be awarded to all students who have successfully completed their grade, as well as diplomas to the graduates of the Primary Music School,” said school director Biljana Handžo. “The goal is to complete everything within one hour, combining the musical segment with the award ceremony, in order to showcase everything that has been achieved throughout the school year.”
“This concert carries a special emotional note, as it marks the end of the school year. The year has truly flown by – it feels like we barely had time to catch our breath,” added Director Handžo, reflecting on a busy June filled with various activities, including ballet department competitions in Mostar and Vitez, as well as the enrollment of new generations.
Although it was previously announced for 7:30 PM, the concert will begin precisely at 7:00 PM, stated Director Handžo, inviting the citizens of Konjic to attend and support the young talents.
Source of text and photos: Radio Konjic–https://radiokonjic.ba/maturalni-koncert-osnovne-muzicke-skole-s-pravom-javnosti-rezonanca-kruna-uspjesne-godine/