About 700 thousand Bulgarians have chosen to travel for the New Year. About 120-130 thousand of them have preferred to go abroad and nearly as many foreigners have chosen Bulgaria for the holidays.
The most preferred countries for Bulgarians to welcome the New Year in are those from the EU - 68% of those traveling abroad for the holidays. This was what Rumen Draganov - Director of the Institute for Analysis and Forecasting of the Information Environment in Tourism told BNR Radio Sofia.
About 4,000 Bulgarians have preferred distant destinations. For them, Dubai traditionally occupies the top positions, followed by Egypt, Tunisia, The Maldives, Seychelles, Zanzibar and Vietnam.
Significant economic benefits are expected for Bulgaria (population 6.5 million) and Romania (19 million), which have become full members of the Schengen area. According to estimates, GDP is likely to grow by at least 1% in both..
An international police contingent of 100 officers from Bulgaria, Austria, Romania and Hungary is expected to be deployed on Bulgaria's border with Turkey on January 2. In December, Bulgarian caretaker Interior Minister Atanas Ilkov..
On January 2, the Bulgarian National Bank is putting into circulation gold commemorative coins on the theme "St. Virgin Mary - Golden Apple". The coins are in denominations of 10, 20, 50 and 100 levs, with no set mintage, the BNB..
The most common names in Bulgaria in 2024 were Georgi (140,818) and Maria (100,651). They are followed by Ivan and Ivanka, and then - Dimitar and Elena,..
From January 9, 2025, every traveler who wants to reach Terminal 2 at Sofia Airport by car will pass through barrier systems that register the license..
The Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Sofia has alerted the "Crimes against Wildlife" Department of the National Police Directorate General..
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