In May 2016, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 564.8 thousand or by 16.8% above the registered in May 2015. The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in May 2016 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 43.8%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purpose - 32.0%, and with professional purpose - 24.2%.
In May 2016, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 808.3 thousand or by 13.1% above the level of May 2015. An increase was registered in the trips with other purposes - by 21.7%, and with holiday and recreation purpose - by 11.8%, while the trips with professional purpose decreased by 5.3%.
