Editing Bosnia and Herzegovina (section)

===Tourism===
{{Main|Tourism in Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{See also|List of tourist attractions in Sarajevo}}
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According to projections by the [[World Tourism Organization]], Bosnia and Herzegovina had the third highest tourism growth rate in the world between 1995 and 2020.<ref name="Traveloholic Tours">{{cite web|title=Traveloholic Tours|website=Traveloholic Tours|url=http://traveloholic.ba/|access-date=2021-08-02|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504044255/http://traveloholic.ba/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Travel Talk Tours 2017">{{cite web | title=20 Facts About Bosnia And Herzegovina | website=Travel Talk Tours | date=2017-10-19 | url=https://www.traveltalktours.com/20-facts-bosnia-herzegovina/ | access-date=2021-08-02 | archive-date=2 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210802172326/https://www.traveltalktours.com/20-facts-bosnia-herzegovina/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, 1,307,319 tourists visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, an increase of 13.7%, and had 2,677,125 overnight hotel stays, a 12.3% increase from the previous year. 71.5% of the tourists came from foreign countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ba.n1info.com/a241980/Vijesti/Vijesti/U-BiH-u-2017.-godini-ostvareno-2-6-miliona-nocenja.html|title=BiH: U 2017. ostvareno 1,3 miliona turističkih posjeta i 2,6 miliona noćenja|work=N1 BA |access-date=17 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217141950/http://ba.n1info.com/a241980/Vijesti/Vijesti/U-BiH-u-2017.-godini-ostvareno-2-6-miliona-nocenja.html|archive-date=17 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, 1.883.772 tourists visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, an increase of 44,1%, and had 3.843.484 overnight hotel stays, a 43.5% increase from the previous year. Also, 71.2% of the tourists came from foreign countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ba.n1info.com/Vijesti/a314652/U-2018.-godini-BiH-posjetilo-vise-od-1-4-miliona-turista.html |title=U 2018. Godini BiH posjetilo više od 1,4 miliona turista &#124; N1 BA |work=N1 BA |access-date=23 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323035826/http://ba.n1info.com/Vijesti/a314652/U-2018.-godini-BiH-posjetilo-vise-od-1-4-miliona-turista.html |archive-date=23 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, when ranking the best cities in the world, [[Lonely Planet]] placed [[Sarajevo]], the [[Capital city|national capital]]<ref name=Constitution/> and host of the [[1984 Winter Olympics]], as #43 on the list.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bosniatravel.net/news/2006/lonely-planet-on-sarajevo.html |publisher=Bosnia Travel |title=Lonely Planet: Sarajevo {{sic|43|th|nolink=yes}} Best City in the World |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223094909/http://www.bosniatravel.net/news/2006/lonely-planet-on-sarajevo.html |archive-date=23 February 2007}}</ref> Tourism in Sarajevo is chiefly focused on historical, religious, and cultural aspects. In 2010, Lonely Planet's "Best in Travel" nominated it as one of the top ten cities to visit that year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/press-centre/press-release.cfm?press_release_id=444 |title=Press Centre & Lonely Planet Reveals Its Best Destinations, Journeys & Experiences for 2010 |publisher=Lonely Planet |date=2 November 2009 |access-date=4 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106185953/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/press-centre/press-release.cfm?press_release_id=444 |archive-date=6 November 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Sarajevo also won travel blog Foxnomad's "Best City to Visit" competition in 2012, beating more than one hundred other cities around the entire world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foxnomad.com/2012/03/27/the-best-city-to-visit-travel-tournament-2012-championship/ |title=The Best City To Visit Travel Tournament 2012: Championship |first=Anil |last=Polat |publisher=Foxnomad |date=27 March 2012 |access-date=30 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330011052/http://foxnomad.com/2012/03/27/the-best-city-to-visit-travel-tournament-2012-championship/ |archive-date=30 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Medjugorje|Međugorje]] has become one of the most popular pilgrimage sites for [[Catholics]] from around the world and has turned into Europe's third most important religious place, where each year more than 1&nbsp;million people visit.<ref>[http://www.romereports.com/palio/Visionaries-of-Medjugorje-may-appear-before-the-Vatican-english-2441.html RomeReports: Visionaries of Medjugorje may appear before the Vatican] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505053250/http://www.romereports.com/palio/Visionaries-of-Medjugorje-may-appear-before-the-Vatican-english-2441.html|date=5 May 2013}}; retrieved 26 February 2011.</ref> It has been estimated that 30&nbsp;million pilgrims have come to Međugorje since the reputed apparitions began in 1981.<ref name="reuters">[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G3OR20100317 Vatican Probes Claims of Apparitions at Medugorje] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100425025020/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62G3OR20100317 |date=25 April 2010 }}, Reuters.com; retrieved 17 March 2010.</ref> Since 2019, pilgrimages to Međugorje have been officially authorized and organized by the [[Holy See|Vatican]].<ref name="Vatican News 2019">{{cite web | title=Pope authorizes pilgrimages to Medjugorje | website=Vatican News | date=2019-05-12 | url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-05/pope-authorizes-pilgrimages-to-medjugorje.html | language=la | access-date=2021-08-02 | archive-date=3 November 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103141500/https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2019-05/pope-authorizes-pilgrimages-to-medjugorje.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

Bosnia has also become an increasingly popular skiing and [[Ecotourism]] destination. The mountains that hosted the winter olympic games of [[Bjelašnica]], [[Jahorina]] and [[Igman]] are the most visited skiing mountains in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina remains one of the last undiscovered natural regions of the southern area of the [[Alps]], with vast tracts of wild and untouched nature attracting adventurers and nature lovers. ''[[National Geographic]]'' named Bosnia and Herzegovina as the best mountain biking adventure destination for 2012.<ref name="test">[http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-adventure-destinations-2012/#/bike-bosnia-herzegovina_45406_600x450.jpg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424113854/http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-adventure-destinations-2012#/bike-bosnia-herzegovina_45406_600x450.jpg|date=24 April 2012}},</ref> The central [[Dinaric Alps|Bosnian Dinaric Alps]] are favored by hikers and mountaineers, as they contain both [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] and [[Alpine climate|Alpine]] climates. [[Rafting|Whitewater rafting]] has become somewhat of a [[national sport|national pastime]] in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref name="Zuvela 2007">{{cite web | last=Zuvela | first=Maja | title=Bosnia's newfound tourism – Travel – Reuters | website=features.us.reuters.com | date=2007-12-24 | url=http://features.us.reuters.com/destinations/news/L20239376.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224155630/http://features.us.reuters.com/destinations/news/L20239376.html | archive-date=2007-12-24 | url-status=dead | access-date=2021-08-11}}</ref> The primary rivers used for whitewater rafting in the country include the [[Vrbas (river)|Vrbas]], [[Tara (Drina)|Tara]], [[Drina]], [[Neretva]] and [[Una (Sava)|Una]].<ref name="All about buses 2018">{{cite web | title=top 6 rivers for rafting | website=All about buses | date=2018-06-28 | url=https://getbybus.com/en/blog/best-rafting-places-on-the-balkans/ | access-date=2021-08-11 | archive-date=11 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811202224/https://getbybus.com/en/blog/best-rafting-places-on-the-balkans/ | url-status=live | last1=Mikulić | first1=Melani Grubić }}</ref> Meanwhile, the most prominent rivers are the Vrbas and Tara, as they both hosted [[International Rafting Federation|The 2009 World Rafting Championship]].<ref name="IRF admin 2010">{{cite web | author=IRF admin | title=World Rafting Championship History | website=International Rafting Federation | date=2010-02-17 | url=https://www.internationalrafting.com/racing/wrchistory/ | access-date=2021-08-11 | archive-date=15 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815054058/https://www.internationalrafting.com/racing/wrchistory/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sito-Sucic 2009">{{cite web | last=Sito-Sucic | first=Daria | title=Can sport help Bosnia forget the past? | website=U.S. | date=2009-05-19 | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-rafting-champoinship-idINTRE54I1F120090519 | access-date=2021-08-11 | archive-date=11 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811202936/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bosnia-rafting-champoinship-idINTRE54I1F120090519 | url-status=live }}</ref> The reason the Tara river is immensely popular for whitewater rafting is because it contains the deepest [[canyon|river canyon]] in Europe, the [[Tara River Canyon]].<ref name="Tara Sport 2019">{{cite web | title=The Magnificent Tara River Canyon | website=Tara Sport | date=2019-01-20 | url=https://www.tarasportrafting.com/blog/tara-river-canyon | access-date=2021-08-11 | archive-date=11 August 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811202233/https://www.tarasportrafting.com/blog/tara-river-canyon | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Telegraph 2016">{{cite web | title=The grand canyons of Europe | website=The Telegraph | date=2016-02-04 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/sardinia/articles/Italy-Sardinia-and-the-grand-canyons-of-Europe/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/italy/sardinia/articles/Italy-Sardinia-and-the-grand-canyons-of-Europe/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | access-date=2021-08-11}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Most recently, the ''[[HuffPost|Huffington Post]]'' named Bosnia and Herzegovina the "9th Greatest Adventure in the World for 2013", adding that the country boasts "the cleanest water and air in Europe; the greatest untouched forests; and the most wildlife. The best way to experience is the three rivers trip, which purls through the best the Balkans have to offer."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-bangs/13-greatest-adventures-for-2013-photos_b_2446637.html|title=13 Greatest Adventures For 2013|first=Richard|last=Bangs|work=The Huffington Post|date=10 January 2013|access-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111084536/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-bangs/13-greatest-adventures-for-2013-photos_b_2446637.html|archive-date=11 January 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>