In May 2024, Bulgarian residents made 808.3 thousand trips abroad, representing a 4.6% increase compared to the same period in 2023. The primary purposes of these trips were as guests and for other purposes (41.0% of all visits) and holiday and recreation (40.4%). Professional purposes accounted for only 18.6% of all visits to foreign destinations. Among the most popular countries for Bulgarian residents were Turkey (26.6% of all trips) and Greece (23.4%). More data is freely available and automatically updated by the National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria, serving as a valuable resource for anyone interested to explore travel patterns of Bulgarian residents based on the purpose of the visit and the destination country.

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