Shocker: Bulgaria Drops from UK Tourists' Cheapest Summer Spots List
In an unexpected turn, Bulgaria and Turkey have been notably absent from the list of the ten cheapest European summer destinations for British tourists
Bulgarians' trips abroad increased by 9.7% in September, year-on-year, shows data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI).
The total number of foreign trips was 407 000.
Most significant rise was posted by trips to Greece – 19.6%, Turkey – 17.7%, Italy – 17.1%, Germany – 13.6%, Spain – 13.2%, the UK – 12.1%, Serbia – 7.8% and Macedonia – 7.7%.
The number of trips to the Czech Republic, Romania and Russia decreased by 16.8%, 11.5% and 5.6%, respectively.
The largest relative share of trips remain those for visiting friends and relatives, education, cultural and sports events – 41.6%, followed by vacations – 33.7% and business trips – 24.7%.
Compared to September 2013, the business trips and the vacations post an increase by 41.5% and 30.2%, respectively.
In September the foreigners who visited Bulgaria were 1.108 M, or by 0.5% less than in September 2013.
The EU citizens constituted 64% of all foreign tourists.
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