In August 2018, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 736.7 thousand or by 8.3% above the registered in August 2017. The trips with holiday and recreation purpose in August 2018 composed the greatest share of the total number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad - 43.4%, followed by the trips with other purposes (as a guest, education and visit the cultural and sport events) - 42.9%, and with professional purpose - 13.7%.
In August 2018, the number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria was 2 240.2 thousand or by 5.4% more in comparison with August 2017. In August 2018, the predominant share of the visits with holiday and recreation purpose was 54.7%, followed by trips with other purposes - 38.0%, and with professional purpose - 7.3%.
