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For the first time tourists from Russia beat Germans in Bulgaria

08:07, 18 ноября 2011

Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute has calculated how many tourists entered the country from January to August 2011. In eight months Bulgaria was visited by four million people. This is a 5% increase. The country’s profits from tourism grew relatively by the same figure, reaching nearly two billion euros. The biggest growth was seen on the Russian, Ukrainian and Central European markets.

 

The Ministry of the Economy and Tourism explains, the high dynamic is a result of Bulgaria’s promotion on international markets and the political turbulence in many Arab states, which affected the tourists’ plans. Experts say, because of this, Bulgaria’s popularity grew even on those markets, which traditionally aren’t very interested in the country.

 

According to Bulgaria’s leading tour companies and hotels, this summer can very well be called record setting – the amount of tourists grew by 15%, while the biggest increase was seen among visitors from Russia, Germany and Ukraine. Bulgaria’s press stresses, these figures are especially valuable, given the fact that the season was darkened by several unpleasant incidents, including the food poisoning of Russian children at the Kiten camp, the complaints from Dutch tourists that the charges for medical services were uprated, the tragic death of a 13-year-old German girl in a swimming pool and, finally, the serious problems of Russian and Finnish tourists, due to a conflict between Bulgaria Air carrier and Alma Tour operator.

 

According to Burgas and Varna airports, this year the amount of Russian tourists (290 000) for the first time exceeded the amount of visitors from Germany (242 000). Experts say, this is no coincidence and the tendency is set to continue throughout the year. The summer also saw a large increase of tourists from Poland and the Czech Republic (+20%) while British and Scandinavian markets showed last year’s figures.

 

Bulgarian tour operators are also hoping for a good winter season. Forecasts predict the tourist flow’s growth should be around 7%. It could be even larger in Pamporovo, since the demand for this resort is especially high. It’s expected that Greece should provide significant gains - its tourists usually like spending the Christmas holidays in Bulgaria, so do visitors from Russia and Central European states. A growth of bookings of ski resorts and spa-hotels on these markets has already been spotted.

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