Trips of Bulgarian residents abroad and arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in January 2024
In January 2024, the number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 537.5 thousand, or 6.6% above the registered in January 2023.
The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visiting cultural and sports events) composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 50.3%, followed by those with holiday and recreation purposes - 27.1%, and with professional purpose - 22.6%.
The number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 741.3 thousand, or 4.1% more in comparison with the same month of the previous year. The predominant share of the visits was with other purposes - 51.0%, followed by trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 35.9%, and with professional purpose - 13.1%.
Transit passes through the country were 32.6% (241.9 thousand) of all visits of non-residents to Bulgaria.