Bulgaria Registers 17% Drop in Foreign Visitors Feb 2012

An decrease was registered in the visits with holiday and recreation purposes. File photo

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria decreased by 17.1% in February 2012 as compared with January, reaching 279 500, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

A total of 1.9% less visits with the purpose of holiday and recreation were registered in comparison with the previous month.

The arrivals of visitors from EU Member States in Bulgaria decreased by 5.8% in comparison with the previous month, with the highest decreases observed in visitors from Greece (by 34.4%), Germany (by 26%) and France (24.2%).

However, a 88% increase was seen in the number of Romanian visits.

In February 2012 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 226.400, 10.5% less than January. Greater decreases in the total number of the trips of Bulgarian

residents was observed to the UK and Spain – by 30.9% and 30.5% respectively. A 7.9% increase in the number of Bulgarian trips to Greece was registered.

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