Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova stated on Saturday that 4.5 million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in the summer of this year, which represented a drop of 3.3 %.
Angelkova added that according to expectations, the number of tourists from Ukraine and Russia decreased by 25 %.
However there was a forecast for 30 % increase in the number of Russian tourists, she said in an interview for Darik radio.
Furthermore, based on data from early bookings, a growth of 5-7 % is expected in the forthcoming winter season compared to last year.
The minister noted that preparations for the next summer season have started as …read more
Source: Novinite
