NSI Reports on Sharp Increase in Number of Foreign Tourists Visiting Bulgaria

243,000 foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in October 2016, the National Statistical Institute informs. Their number was 18.7% higher as compared to the same month last year. Moreover, the number of foreign nationals visiting that country in October hit a ten-year high. 20% of all tourists were Macedonian nationals. The number of German tourists saw 64% increase and the number of Israeli tourists increased with 24% year on year. Bulgaria’s outgoing Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova pointed out that a record-high number of 7.5 million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria between January and October this year. According to forecasts, the number of foreign guests visiting that country will reach 8 million by end 2016.

 

 

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