Increase in tourism

10% growth of foreign tourists in Bulgaria, winter tourism poured more than half a billion euros into the country’s economy

Exceptional growth - by over 10% of foreign tourists in Bulgaria reported in the first quarter of 2018 by the Ministry of Tourism. Foreign guests have contributed to pouring 400m euros in the Bulgarian economy in just three months, according to the state bank.

From January to the end of March, our country ha been visited more than one million and a hundred thousand foreigners. This makes nearly 11 percent more than the same period last year. The exact earnings from the most successful Bulgarian winter season for the last decade are already clear. From December 2017 to the end of March 2018, the state treasury has entered over half a billion euros. During the same period our country has visited nearly one million and seven hundred thousand people, which place our winter resorts among the leaders in the Balkans.

It is now a priority for the tourism ministry to develop new attractive routes and destinations because analyzes show that this is the way to attract more visitors from outside.