In February 2018, the Number of the Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad was 379.5 Thousand

In February 2018, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 379.5 thousand or by 3.5% above the registered in February 2017. In comparison with the same month of the previous year, an increase was observed in the total number of the trips of Bulgarians to: Romania - by 12.9%, Turkey - by 10.6%, France - by 4.6%, Germany - by 3.1%, Austria - by 2.9%, and etc. At the same time decreased the number of the trips of Bulgarians to: Greece - by 3.9%, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - by 3.0%, Italy - by 1.7%, Serbia - by 0.6%, and etc. This is reported by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). 

In comparison with February 2017, an increase was registered in the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - by 24.4% and with professional purpose - by 9.7%, while those with other purposes decreased with 6.7%. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in February 2018 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 49.7%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 27.6%, and with holiday and recreation purpose - 22.7%.

In February 2018 most trips of Bulgarian citizens were made to: Turkey - 76.9 thousand, Greece - 61.5 thousand, Romania - 43.9 thousand, Serbia - 36.3 thousand, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 29.3 thousand, Germany - 21.4 thousand, Austria - 14.4 thousand, Spain - 13.4 thousand, France - 11.9 thousand, Italy - 11.4 thousand.

In February 2018, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 457.4 thousand or by 4.9% more in comparison with February 2017. An increase was registered in the trips by all observed purposes: with professional purpose - by 18.8%, with holiday and recreation purpose - by 2.6%, and with other purposes (including as guest and passing transit) - by 1.2%. Transit passes through the country were 22.2% (101.4 thousand) of all visits of foreigners to Bulgaria.

The share of visits of ЕU citizens was 47.4% of the total number of foreigners’ visits to Bulgaria in February 2018 or by 6.0% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. An increase was registered in the visits of citizens from Belgium - by 23.7%, Greece - by 14.9%, Czech Republic - by 12.1%, Romania - by 9.4%, and etc. At the same time decreased the visits from Austria - by 12.7%, the United Kingdom - by 6.1%, Italy - by 4.2%, Germany - by 2.4%, and etc. The visits of foreigners in the group ‘Other European countries’1 increased by 3.0%, as the highest growth was observed in the visits of citizens of Serbia - by 15.0%. In February 2018, the predominant share of the visits with holiday and recreation purpose was 42.2%, followed by trips with other purposes - 37.7%, and with professional purpose - 20.1%.

In February 2018 the most visits to Bulgaria were from: Turkey - 79.7 thousand, Romania - 66.4 thousand, Greece - 59.5 thousand, Serbia - 48.2 thousand, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 40.6 thousand, the United Kingdom - 20.5 thousand, Germany - 14.3 thousand, Israel - 14.3 thousand, Ukraine - 12.5 thousand, Russian Federation - 9.5 thousand.

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