The trips of Bulgarians abroad in July were 820.5 thousand, up by 12.1% YoY, reported the National Statistical Institute.
The largest number of trips were made to: Turkey – 220.9 thousand, Greece – 216.4 thousand, Romania – 60.4 thousand, Germany – 54.4 thousand, Serbia – 46.6 thousand, Italy – 28.1 thousand, Austria – 23 thousand, Spain – 21.7 thousand, France – 21.4 thousand and United Kingdom – 17.3 thousand.
The largest relative share of the total number of trips by Bulgarians abroad is made up of trips for the purpose of rest and excursion – 44.8%, followed by those with other purposes (visiting, studying, attending cultural and sports events) – 38.6% and for business purposes – 16.6%.
In July, the number of visits by foreign citizens to Bulgaria was 1.8 million, up by 19.7%. Transit crossings through the country are 35.9% (658.3 thousand) of all visits by foreign citizens to Bulgaria.
The most visits to Bulgaria were made by the citizens of: Turkey – 266.4 thousand, Romania – 224.9 thousand, Ukraine – 214.6 thousand, Germany – 180 thousand, Poland – 96.6 thousand, Serbia – 75.6 thousand, Greece – 72.5 thousand, the Czech Republic – 60.6 thousand, United Kingdom – 59.8 thousand and France – 41.5 thousand.
The share of visits with the purpose of rest and excursion prevails – 50.3%, followed by visits with other purposes – 43.9% and with business purposes – 5.8%. (Novinite/Business World Magazine)