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Number of tourists increases significantly in Bulgaria

Xinhua, August 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The number of tourists in Bulgaria has increased by about 15 percent since the start of the year, compared with the same period last year, a Bulgarian expert on tourism said on Monday.

Rumen Draganov, Chairperson of the Institute for Analysis and Assessment on Tourism, said the year of 2016 has witnessed a significant increase in the number of both Bulgarian and foreign tourists.

More than 5.6 million Bulgarians went on a holiday at the Bulgarian Black Sea coast and in other parts of the country this summer. About 4.1 million Bulgarians have spent holidays abroad this year, Draganov told local media.

According to Nikolina Angelkova, tourism minister of Bulgaria, the number of Polish tourists visiting Bulgaris have doubled in the fist six months compared with that of last year, registering the biggest increase in the first half of this year. The number of German tourists increased about 40 percent in the same period.

The revenues from tourism in June jumped 28 percent year-on-year, reaching a four year high in terms of month-on-month growth, according to Draganov.

Tourism is one of the pillar industries in Bulgaria, accounting for 10 percent of its gross national product (GDP). Enditem