Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad and Arrivals of Visitors from Abroad to Bulgaria in May 2015

In May 2015, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 483.7 thousand or by 13.1% above the registered in May 2014.The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in May 2015 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 40.3%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 34.6%, and with professional purpose - 25.1%.

In May 2015, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 714.7 thousand or by 4.0% above the level of May 2014. An increase was registered in the trips with professional purpose and with other purposes by 27.7% and 12.2% respectively, while the trips with holiday and recreation purpose decreased by 11.3%.