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Number of foreign nationals’ visits to Bulgaria up 6.6% y/y in March

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2016

In March 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 395,000 or y 6.6% above the level of March 2015, show the data of Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute.
An increase was registered in the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - by 10.9%, and with other purposes - by 7.3%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 2.3%.
The share of visits of ЕU citizens was 45.5% of the total number of foreigners’ visits to Bulgaria in March 2016 or by 5.7% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. An increase was registered in the visits of the citizens of Austria - by 17.0%, Poland - by 15.2%, Romania - by 7.5%, Germany – by 5.4%, Greece - by 3.1%, Italy - by 2.7%, Spain - by 2.6%, the United Kingdom - by 1.6%, and etc. At the same time decreased the visits from Belgium - by 33.2%, Croatia - by 4.3%, the Netherland - by 3.1%, and etc.
The visits of foreigners in the group ‘Other European countries’ increased by 8.0%, as the highest growth was observed in the visits of citizens of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - by 17.5%.
In March 2016, the predominant share of the visits with other purposes (including as guest and passing transit) was 42.2%, followed by trips with holiday and recreation purpose - 38.7% and with professional purpose - 19.1%.
The visits with holiday and recreation purpose formed 94.9% of the arrivals from Israel and 85.4% - from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The visits with professional purpose were 58.5% of the arrivals from Croatia and 55.0% - from Belgium, as with other purposes were 73.6% of all arrivals from Romania and 58.5% - from Greece.

Source: www.focus-fen.net