Monthly data

Table

ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS BY STATISTICAL ZONES, STATISTICAL REGIONS AND BY DISTRICTS IN MARCH 2026¹
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts	Accommodation establishments - number	Bed-places - number	Available bed-nights - number	Nights spent - number		Arrivals in accommodation establishments - number		Revenues from nights spent - EUR
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts	Accommodation establishments - number	Bed-places - number	Available bed-nights - number	Total	Of which: by non-residents	Total	Of which: non-residents	Total	Of which: by non-residents
Total	2 193	136 388	4 233 732	1 079 113	323 608	503 991	132 290	60 274 892	21 015 648
North and South-East Bulgaria	988	53 740	1 666 002	322 441	64 436	156 643	25 140	15 516 545	3 466 999
North-West region	227	9 353	289 943	53 177	5 494	26 045	2 024	2 143 095	213 117
Vidin	23	866	26 846	5 325	1 003	3 394	502	228 110	46 559
Vratsa	40	1 451	44 981	10 966	1 365	4 777	355	325 897	45 114
Lovech	105	3 994	123 814	17 872	663	8 471	244	977 087	31 623
Montana	30	1 425	44 175	7 249	439	3 913	223	237 427	17 385
Pleven	29	1 617	50 127	11 765	2 024	5 490	700	374 574	72 436
North Central region	293	11 509	356 779	59 271	10 001	34 151	5 563	2 293 926	488 464
Veliko Tarnovo	132	4 745	147 095	25 186	3 973	14 694	2 547	963 855	200 871
Gabrovo	60	3 019	93 589	12 083	1 244	6 687	513	437 959	53 659
Razgrad	19	629	19 499	3 448	627	1 951	308	147 555	38 192
Ruse	56	2 321	71 951	14 836	3 658	8 627	1 940	601 387	174 354
Silistra	26	795	24 645	3 718	499	2 192	255	143 170	21 388
North-East region	253	18 043	559 395	96 044	35 645	44 108	12 354	5 063 760	2 126 402
Varna	130	11 599	359 631	64 246	29 315	29 206	9 707	3 249 509	1 664 213
Dobrich	43	4 372	135 532	20 910	4 801	9 739	2 026	1 442 323	391 108
Targovishte	12	476	14 756	2 334	600	1 449	264	103 224	32 202
Shumen	68	1 596	49 476	8 554	929	3 714	357	268 704	38 879
South-East region	215	14 835	459 885	113 949	13 296	52 339	5 199	6 015 764	639 016
Burgas	85	6 557	203 267	39 334	6 799	20 505	3 291	1 740 202	328 762
Sliven	46	1 535	47 585	6 378	1 714	3 690	481	282 101	93 943
Stara Zagora	68	6 067	188 077	65 083	4 512	26 532	1 277	3 865 210	203 466
Yambol	16	676	20 956	3 154	271	1 612	150	128 251	12 845
South-West and South Central Bulgaria	1 205	82 648	2 567 730	756 672	259 172	347 348	107 150	44 758 347	17 548 649
South-West region	546	46 414	1 438 834	430 625	211 527	198 891	84 312	29 092 623	15 000 092
Blagoevgrad	208	18 086	560 666	137 439	46 175	58 248	15 076	10 139 744	2 928 094
Kyustendil	64	2 489	77 159	16 301	1 413	10 493	766	1 011 986	83 645
Pernik	8	415	12 865	3 472	363	2 009	171	160 208	30 642
Sofia	86	7 614	236 034	65 583	24 173	26 044	6 551	3 483 379	1 262 050
Sofia (stolitsa)	180	17 810	552 110	207 830	139 403	102 097	61 748	14 297 306	10 695 661
South Central region	659	36 234	1 128 896	326 047	47 645	148 457	22 838	15 665 724	2 548 557
Kаrdzhali	56	1 886	58 466	8 124	690	5 076	408	342 564	31 111
Pazardzhik	126	8 249	258 757	90 655	2 955	41 025	1 077	5 000 068	197 909
Plovdiv	219	12 707	396 521	121 130	19 789	59 036	10 382	5 485 728	1 006 341
Smolyan	165	9 096	281 976	77 490	10 416	27 227	2 139	3 559 552	554 253
Haskovo	93	4 296	133 176	28 648	13 795	16 093	8 832	1 277 812	758 943
¹In use

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Data - BGN

Table

ACCOMMODATION ESTABLISHMENTS BY STATISTICAL ZONES, STATISTICAL REGIONS AND BY DISTRICTS IN MARCH 2026¹
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts	Accommodation establishments - number	Bed-places - number	Available bed-nights - number	Nights spent - number		Arrivals in accommodation establishments - number		Revenues from nights spent - levs
Statistical zones Statistical regions Districts	Accommodation establishments - number	Bed-places - number	Available bed-nights - number	Total	Of which: by non-residents	Total	Of which: non-residents	Total	Of which: by non-residents
Total	2 193	136 388	4 233 732	1 079 113	323 608	503 991	132 290	117 887 442	41 103 035
North and South-East Bulgaria	988	53 740	1 666 002	322 441	64 436	156 643	25 140	30 347 724	6 780 861
North-West region	227	9 353	289 943	53 177	5 494	26 045	2 024	4 191 529	416 821
Vidin	23	866	26 846	5 325	1 003	3 394	502	446 144	91 061
Vratsa	40	1 451	44 981	10 966	1 365	4 777	355	637 399	88 235
Lovech	105	3 994	123 814	17 872	663	8 471	244	1 911 016	61 849
Montana	30	1 425	44 175	7 249	439	3 913	223	464 367	34 002
Pleven	29	1 617	50 127	11 765	2 024	5 490	700	732 603	141 673
North Central region	293	11 509	356 779	59 271	10 001	34 151	5 563	4 486 529	955 353
Veliko Tarnovo	132	4 745	147 095	25 186	3 973	14 694	2 547	1 885 137	392 870
Gabrovo	60	3 019	93 589	12 083	1 244	6 687	513	856 573	104 948
Razgrad	19	629	19 499	3 448	627	1 951	308	288 592	74 697
Ruse	56	2 321	71 951	14 836	3 658	8 627	1 940	1 176 211	341 007
Silistra	26	795	24 645	3 718	499	2 192	255	280 016	41 831
North-East region	253	18 043	559 395	96 044	35 645	44 108	12 354	9 903 854	4 158 881
Varna	130	11 599	359 631	64 246	29 315	29 206	9 707	6 355 487	3 254 918
Dobrich	43	4 372	135 532	20 910	4 801	9 739	2 026	2 820 939	764 941
Targovishte	12	476	14 756	2 334	600	1 449	264	201 889	62 982
Shumen	68	1 596	49 476	8 554	929	3 714	357	525 539	76 041
South-East region	215	14 835	459 885	113 949	13 296	52 339	5 199	11 765 812	1 249 807
Burgas	85	6 557	203 267	39 334	6 799	20 505	3 291	3 403 539	643 003
Sliven	46	1 535	47 585	6 378	1 714	3 690	481	551 742	183 737
Stara Zagora	68	6 067	188 077	65 083	4 512	26 532	1 277	7 559 694	397 945
Yambol	16	676	20 956	3 154	271	1 612	150	250 837	25 123
South-West and South Central Bulgaria	1 205	82 648	2 567 730	756 672	259 172	347 348	107 150	87 539 718	34 322 174
South-West region	546	46 414	1 438 834	430 625	211 527	198 891	84 312	56 900 225	29 337 630
Blagoevgrad	208	18 086	560 666	137 439	46 175	58 248	15 076	19 831 616	5 726 854
Kyustendil	64	2 489	77 159	16 301	1 413	10 493	766	1 979 273	163 595
Pernik	8	415	12 865	3 472	363	2 009	171	313 340	59 931
Sofia	86	7 614	236 034	65 583	24 173	26 044	6 551	6 812 897	2 468 355
Sofia (stolitsa)	180	17 810	552 110	207 830	139 403	102 097	61 748	27 963 100	20 918 895
South Central region	659	36 234	1 128 896	326 047	47 645	148 457	22 838	30 639 493	4 984 544
Kаrdzhali	56	1 886	58 466	8 124	690	5 076	408	669 997	60 848
Pazardzhik	126	8 249	258 757	90 655	2 955	41 025	1 077	9 779 283	387 076
Plovdiv	219	12 707	396 521	121 130	19 789	59 036	10 382	10 729 151	1 968 232
Smolyan	165	9 096	281 976	77 490	10 416	27 227	2 139	6 961 879	1 084 025
Haskovo	93	4 296	133 176	28 648	13 795	16 093	8 832	2 499 183	1 484 363
¹In use
* Data have been converted into leva based on aggregated data (1 euro=1,95583 leva). Minor deviations in the sums may occur due to rounding.

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Time series

TUR_2.1.1_EUR_en.xlsx

TUR_2.1.1_BGN_en.xlsx

Metadata

Methodology

Euro-SDMX Metadata Structure (ESMS)

Accommodation Establishments - activity of the accommodation establishments
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	"Statistics of tourism and business surveys" Department
Contact name	Tsvetana Mitkova, Emil Stanchev
Contact person function	State Expert, Chief Expert
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected] [email protected]
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 142 +359 2 98 57 261
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	16 August 2023
Metadata last posted	16 August 2023
Metadata last update	16 August 2023
Statistical presentation
Data description	Arrivals of visitors, nights spent, revenues from nights spent, bed-places and available bed-nights, number of accommodation establishments.
Classification system	· Nomenclature of countries and territories for statistical purposes; · Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS); · Unified Classification of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units (UCATTU).
Sector coverage	All accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places - hotels, camping sites, other accommodation establishments (holiday settlements, mountain chalets, pravite flats, rest houses, bungalows and other short-time accommodation).
Statistical concepts and definitions	Arrivals and nights spent by Bulgarian and foreign residents, bed-places and available bed-nights, revenues from nights spent by Bulgarian and foreign residents.
Statistical unit	Accommodation establishment
Statistical population	All categorized accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places in use.
Reference area	The territory of Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	· Quarterly - from the first quarter of 2008 till the fourth quarter of 2011; · Monthly - from January 2012; · Annually - from 2008.
Base period	2008
Unit of measure
Number, BGN, %
Reference period
· Quarter - till the end of 2011; · Month - since January 2012; · Year.
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	Till the end of 2011 - Directive 95/57 EC; Since January 2012 - Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism and Commission implementing Regulation 1051/2011 implementing Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism, as regards the structure of the quality reports and the transmission of the data. - Commission Delegated Regulation 2019/1681 amending Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics of tourism, as regards the transmission deadlines and adaptation of Annexes I and II; - Law on statistics; - National Statistical Program.
Data sharing	Not applicable
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:087:0164:0173:bg:PDF)
Confidentiality - data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law on Statistics and Rules for provision of anonymized individual data for scientific and research purposes (http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/575).
Release policy
Release calendar	The date for publishing of statistical information is indicated in the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. The statistical information on the activity of the accommodation establishments is published monthly: a month after the reference period on the website of the NSI.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	The data are published on the NSI website, section Tourism in accordance with the Law on Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice respecting the professional independence and aimed at objectivity, transparency and equal treatment of all consumers.
Frequency of dissemination
· Quarterly -till the end of 2011; · Monthly - from the January 2012.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	· Quarterly -till the end of 2011; · Monthly - from the January 2012.
Publications	· "Statistical yearbook" - annual publication; · "Statistical Reference Book " - annual publication; · Brochure "Bulgaria" - annual edition.
On-line database	Data on accommodation establishments are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading - Tourism - Accommodation Establishments: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/7060 and in information system - INFOSAT: Topic Business Statistics, Subtopic Tourism: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=226
Micro-data access	Micro data are not disseminated.
Other	The data from the Survey on Accommodation Establishments can be provided in other formats as an information service on request, according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services by the NSI http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/564/.
Documentation on methodology	Methodology of the survey
Quality documentation	Not available
Quality management
Quality assurance	Assurance of quality of the Survey on Accommodation Establishments in accordance with Quality management policy and Quality management programme of NSI.
Quality assessment	The results from the Survey accommodation establishment in the form of statistical estimates and distributions pass annually through an assessment of their quality. The estimate shall be formally published in the form of a quality report in Eurostat standardized form.
Relevance
User needs	The users are the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Tourism, the districts and municipalities authorities, tourist organizations, science organizations, international organizations and others.
User satisfaction	The users satisfaction survey is not carried out.
Completeness	All data according to Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism are provided.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The statistical survey is exhaustively.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The data are submitted to Eurostat 2 months after the reference months according to Commission implementing Regulation 1051/2011 implementing Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism, as regards the structure of the quality reports and the transmission of the data.
Punctuality	The publication dates are observed.
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	The data are elaborated according to the administrative structure of the Republic of Bulgaria as of 31.12. of reference year.
Comparability - over time	The data are calculated by common methodology and are comparable by years.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
Not applicable.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	Not applicable.
Data revision - practice	Not applicable.
Statistical processing
Source data	All categorized accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places in use.
Frequency of data collection	· Quarterly -till the end of 2011. · Monthly - from the January 2012.
Data collection	Exhaustively
Data validation	Not applicable.
Data compilation	The data are aggregated to the level of municipalities, districts and total for the country.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
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Quality reports

ESS Standard for Quality Reports Structure (ESQRS)

Accommodation Establishments - activity of the accommodation establishments
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	"Statistics of tourism and business surveys" Department
Contact name	Tsvetana Mitkova, Emil Stanchev
Contact person function	State Expert, Chief Expert
Contact mail address	2, P. Volov Str., 1038 Sofia, Bulgaria
Contact email address	[email protected] [email protected]
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 142 +359 2 98 57 261
Contact fax number
Statistical presentation
Data description	Arrivals of visitors, nights spent, revenues from nights spent, bed-places and available bed-nights, number of accommodation establishments.
Classification system	· Nomenclature of countries and territories for statistical purposes; · Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria (NUTS); · Unified Classification of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units (UCATTU).
Sector coverage	All accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places - hotels, camping sites, other accommodation establishments (holiday settlements, mountain chalets, pravite flats, rest houses, bungalows and other short-time accommodation).
Statistical concepts and definitions	Arrivals and nights spent by Bulgarian and foreign residents, bed-places and available bed-nights, revenues from nights spent by Bulgarian and foreign residents.
Statistical unit	Accommodation establishment
Statistical population	All categorized accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places in use.
Reference area	The territory of Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	· Quarterly - from the first quarter of 2008 till the fourth quarter of 2011; · Monthly - from January 2012; · Annually - from 2008.
Base period	2008
Statistical processing
Source data	All categorized accommodation establishments with 10 and more bed-places in use.
Frequency of data collection	· Quarterly -till the end of 2011. · Monthly - from the January 2012.
Data collection	Exhaustively
Data validation	Not applicable.
Data compilation	The data are aggregated to the level of municipalities, districts and total for the country.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
Quality management
Quality assurance	Assurance of quality of the Survey on Accommodation Establishments in accordance with Quality management policy and Quality management programme of NSI.
Quality assessment	The results from the Survey accommodation establishment in the form of statistical estimates and distributions pass annually through an assessment of their quality. The estimate shall be formally published in the form of a quality report in Eurostat standardized form.
Relevance
User needs	The users are the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Tourism, the districts and municipalities authorities, tourist organizations, science organizations, international organizations and others.
User satisfaction	The users satisfaction survey is not carried out.
Completeness	All data according to Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism are provided.
Data completeness - rate
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The statistical survey is exhaustively.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Sampling errors - indicators
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Coverage error
Over-coverage - rate
Common units - proportion
Measurement error
Non response error
Unit non-response - rate
Item non-response - rate
Processing error
Imputation - rate
Model assumption error
Seasonal adjustment
Data revision - policy	Not applicable.
Data revision - practice	Not applicable.
Data revision - average size
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	The data are submitted to Eurostat 2 months after the reference months according to Commission implementing Regulation 1051/2011 implementing Regulation 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism, as regards the structure of the quality reports and the transmission of the data.
Time lag - first results
Time lag - final results
Punctuality	The publication dates are observed.
Punctuality - delivery and publication
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	The data are elaborated according to the administrative structure of the Republic of Bulgaria as of 31.12. of reference year.
Asymmetry for mirror flows statistics - coefficient
Comparability - over time	The data are calculated by common methodology and are comparable by years.
Length of comparable time series
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Coherence - National Accounts
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Accessibility and clarity
News release	· Quarterly -till the end of 2011; · Monthly - from the January 2012.
Publications	· "Statistical yearbook" - annual publication; · "Statistical Reference Book " - annual publication; · Brochure "Bulgaria" - annual edition.
On-line database	Data on accommodation establishments are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading - Tourism - Accommodation Establishments: http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/7060 and in information system - INFOSAT: Topic Business Statistics, Subtopic Tourism: https://infostat.nsi.bg/infostat/pages/module.jsf?x_2=226
Data tables - consultations
Micro-data access	Micro data are not disseminated.
Other	The data from the Survey on Accommodation Establishments can be provided in other formats as an information service on request, according to the Rules for dissemination of statistical products and services by the NSI http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/564/.
Metadata - consultations
Documentation on methodology	Methodology of the survey
Metadata completeness – rate
Quality documentation	Not available
Cost and burden
Not applicable.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	· Law on Statistics; · Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recital 24 and Article 20(4)) of 11 March 2009 (OJ L 87, p. 164), stipulates the need to establish common principles and guidelines ensuring the confidentiality of data used for the production of European statistics and the access to those confidential data with due account for technical developments and the requirements of users in a democratic society. (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:087:0164:0173:bg:PDF)
Confidentiality – data treatment	Individual data are not published in accordance with article 25 of the Law on Statistics. The publishing of individual data can be performed only in accordance with article 26 of the same law on Statistics and Rules for provision of anonymized individual data for scientific and research purposes (http://www.nsi.bg/en/node/575).
Comment

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