9.7% is the growth of the revenues from international tourism in Bulgaria for the period January-June 2018.

Over EUR 1.3 billion are the revenues from international tourism in Bulgaria for the first six months of this year. They increased by 9.7% compared to the January-June period earlier, according to the data of the Bulgarian National Bank. In June alone, the revenues from international travel exceeded EUR 490 million, an increase by 8.1% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

The results are extremely good and once again prove that tourism in Bulgaria is growing steadily and that with the joint efforts of the state and the tourism industry, Bulgaria is positioned as a destination offering a quality and diverse tourist product, said Minister Nikolina Angelkova.

BNB data on the revenue growth were expected as at the end of July the NSI reported that 3 644 791 foreign tourists have chosen the destination Bulgaria for the first six months of 2018, an increase by 8.9% compared to the same period of 2017.