The ministry of tourism foresees a drop in the number of Russian tourists in 2015 due to the EU sanctions and the depreciation of the ruble. That reads a written answer of Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova to the parliament. Bulgaria was visited by 645,825 Russian tourists in the period January – November 2014, or 3.1 less on the same period in 2013. The main reasons for the decline are: the situation in Ukraine, the Middle East tension, the depreciation of the ruble, the restrictions on the travels of Russian citizens imposed, the …read more
Source: Radio Bulgaria
