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Over half million Bulgarians save summer tourist season

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Over 550,000 Bulgarians have visited various tourist sites in this country, mainly along the Black Sea coast. Many did not go abroad this time. Some of them saw the Bulgarian Black Sea coast for the first time, Assoc. Prof. Rumen Draganov, Chairman of the Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism and former Deputy Minister of Tourism, has told bTV.

Bulgarians managed to save the season. 550,000 tourists is the entire Russian market, which is blocked this summer, Draganov says. Thanks to the Bulgarians, the business has covered its expenses.

We recall that recently in front of Radio Bulgaria, Rumen Draganov has predicted that the Covid-19 pandemic would have a healing effect on the Bulgarian tourism industry.




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