In December 2014, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 267.7 thousand or by 12.4% above the registered in December 2013. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in December 2014 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 51.4%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 26.4%, and with holiday and recreation purposes - 22.2%.
In December 2014, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 430.1 thousands or by 6.0% above the level of December 2013. An increase was registered in the trips with professional purpose and with other purposes by 35.1% and 5.8% respectively, while the trips with holiday and recreation purpose decreased by 25.2%.
