In May 2015, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 483.7 thousand or by 13.1% above the registered in May 2014.The trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) in May 2015 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 40.3%, followed by the trips with holiday and recreation purposes - 34.6%, and with professional purpose - 25.1%.
In May 2015, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 714.7 thousand or by 4.0% above the level of May 2014. An increase was registered in the trips with professional purpose and with other purposes by 27.7% and 12.2% respectively, while the trips with holiday and recreation purpose decreased by 11.3%.
