The construction of the railway stirred the peaceful life in Bohinj. Numerous changes took place and brought about a beneficial effect on the new economic development. Soon after the opening of the railway, Bohinj developed into a popular excursion spot, leading to the development of tourism or as it was called some 100 years ago, foreign traffic.
The beginnings of tourism date back to the end of the 19th century. Famous especially for its numerous natural wonders, Bohinj was well known in the Austro-Hungarian monarchy. In 1887 the Carniolan industrial company built the first hotel in Bohinj, originally named Touristen Hotel and later renamed to Hotel St. Johann (St John's Hotel). The actual tourism boost, however, began after the opening of the Bohinj railway in 1906. The following year was of great significance for the development of tourism in the region. On 17 February 1907, Društvo za privabitev tujcev za Bohinjsko Bistrico z okolico in občino Srednja vas (The association for attracting foreigners to Bohinjska Bistrica, its surroundings and the municipality of Srednja vas) was founded in Bohinjska Bistrica, which issued the first tourist catalogue of Bohinj and became a member of Deželno zvezo za pospeševanje prometa tujcev na Kranjskem (The provincial union for the promotion of foreign traffic in the Carniolan region) in the same year. At that time, Bohinj prided itself with as much as eight hotels and a great number of private rooms. The catalogue provided a description of accommodation options, practical guidelines for tourists and a map of the region, and moreover, it was of an excellent design. The tourism offer in Bohinj increased significantly at the beginning of the 20th century - two major projects have to be mentioned at this point: the establishment of the Danica tourist resort by the Sava River in 1909 as well as the sleigh course Belvedere on the slopes of Kobla. Moreover, the accompanying offer also did not fall behind. At that time, coachmen (fijakarji), the Bogomila boat that drove from the Church of St John to Zlatorog two times a day, an in 1911 even an omnibus that drove to Lake Bohinj, as well as some tourist walking paths were available to tourists. English and Slav reporters paid visits to Bohinj, and one of the most important guests in the region was the prime minister baron Beck.

But the people of Bohinj had even greater plans - one of them being the Triglav mountain cable railway, leading to the top of Mount Triglav, that nevertheless did not came to light.
The development of tourism in the years after the completion of the Bohinj railway was remarkable. Bohinj had already been gaining the image of a modern tourist centre in the monarchy of that time, when in 1914 World War I broke out.