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Top international travel destinations for Bulgarian residents

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14 August 2024

Top international travel destinations for Bulgarian residents

Adventure tourism

Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

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Tourism indicators reveal comprehensive information about Bulgarians' journeys overseas in 2023. 

 

Publishing org

National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria

Topics
Geographical descriptors

Bulgaria

Organisation Type

Academic / Research and VET Institutions

Company with 250 or more employees

Consumer Organisations

Cultural and Heritage Organisations

Destination Management & Marketing Organisations

EU Institutions

Financial Institutions and Investors

Industry Associations and Chambers of Commerce

International Organisations

Local Authorities

Media / Journalist Organisations

National authorities

Networks and Federations / Confederations

NGOs / Non-profits

Regional Authorities

SMEs (a company with less than 250 employees)

Trade Unions

  • Specific types of tourism

    • Adventure tourism

    • Coastal, maritime and inland water tourism

    • Cultural tourism

    • Ecotourism

    • Education tourism

    • Festival tourism

    • Gastronomy tourism

    • Health and medical tourism

    • MICE tourism

    • Mountain tourism

    • Religious tourism

    • Rural tourism

    • Sports tourism

    • Urban/city tourism

    • Wellness tourism

  • Transition Pathway Strategic Areas

    • Coordinated information on travelling

    • Improving statistics and indicators

    • Innovative tourism services

  • Business activities

    • Activities of associations and other organisations supporting tourism

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The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria announced that Bulgarian residents undertook 8.2 million journeys overseas in 2023, marking a 16.3% increase from 2019. The peak travel months for Bulgarians were July and August, accounting for 20.3% of the annual total. The top destinations were Turkey and Greece, which together made up half of all trips in 2023. The National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria provides freely accessible and automatically updated data, offering a valuable resource for those interested in exploring the monthly travel patterns of Bulgarian residents abroad, categorized by destination country.

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