According to the Institute for Analysis and Forecasts in Tourism, 1 million Bulgarians traveled for the holidays. 830,000 of them chose to stay in the country, and 170,000 left Bulgaria. In the period May 4-7, our country was visited by 72,000 foreign citizens. For the entire month of May, there were 970,000 foreign visits to our country.
Rumen Draganov from the Institute for Analyzes and Forecasts in Tourism stated on the air of “Hello, Bulgaria” that this year more Bulgarians traveled. „Bulgarians travel several times. This is noticeable throughout the EU. "After the pandemic, people are traveling again," he added.
In his words, 150,000 more tourists are expected on the Black Sea coast this year. „The growth is 7%. We have repeat trips”, Draganov added.