In January 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 306.9 thousand or by 4.0% above the registered in January 2015. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in January 2016 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 46.9%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 31.1%, and with holiday and recreation purposes - 22.0%.
In January 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 410.1 thousand or by 4.2% above the level of January 2015. An increase was registered in the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - by 18.3%, and with other purposes - by 4.1%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 24.0%.
