Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad and Arrivals of Visitors from Abroad to Bulgaria in March 2016

In March 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 354.7 thousand or by 11.4% above the registered in March 2015. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in March 2016 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 48.0%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 26.2%, and with professional purpose - 25.8%.

In March 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 395.0 thousand or by 6.6% above the level of March 2015. An increase was registered in the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - by 10.9% and with other purposes - by 7.3%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 2.3%.