In April 2013 the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 309.4 thousand or by 6.8% under the registered in April 2012. The trips with other purposes (as guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 56.2%, followed by the trips with professional purpose - 22.6% and with holiday and recreation purposes - 21.2%.
In April 2013, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 467.2 thousand which was by 1.2% above the level from April 2012. An increase in the visits with holiday and recreation purposes - by 7.9% was registered, while the trips with professional and other purposes decreased by 2.8% and by 2.0% respectively.
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