More than 9.3 million foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2019

More than 9.3 million are the foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2019. Growth, compared to the record high so far for tourism 2018, is 0.4%. This is shown by the summerised data for 2019 according to information published by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on tourist visits. The Romanian market remains a leader for Bulgaria’s inbound tourism last year.

Visits from Romania are more than 1.287.000. Followed by visits from Greece - over 1.168.000 throughout 2019, going up by 4.7% compared to an year earlier. Germany is in third place with just over 761.000 visits. Travels from Turkey are nearly 649.000, which is an increase of 3.8%. The Republic of North Macedonia is in fifth position with 554.200 visits.

Visits from Ukraine increased by 24%, reaching 471.100 last year. Visits from the UK also show a significant increase of 20.7%, so in 2019 they are more than 470.000. Visits from Russia are over 450.000 and from Poland - about 421.000. Visits from Serbia are 414.000 last year, the NSI data shows.

In December 2019 alone, tourist visits of foreigners amounted to 479,276. In the last month of last year, foreign trips in Bulgaria increased by 9.2% compared to the same month in 2018.

"I am very pleased that 2019 is another year, which ends with a positive result in tourism and shows the sustainability of the industry," commented Bulgaria’s Minister of tourism, Nikolina Angelkova. "Despite the many gloomy forecasts at the beginning of the year, the great competition for tourists in the region, despite the difficulties on an international scale in the second half of 2019, caused by the bankruptcy of the world's oldest tour operator,Bulgaria has shown that with the hard work and quality of the service, it remains a desirable tourist destination for millions of foreign and Bulgarian tourists," the minister added.

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