Bulgarians Spent 700 M EUR for Holidays Abroad in 2006
Bulgarians had spend about 700 million EUR for resting abroad last year, the State Agency of Tourism (SAT) reported. Bulgarian most desirable destinations in 2006 were Turkey, Greece and Macedonia. 12% increase is noticed this year among the Bulgarians that travel abroad. Most often they go to Turkey, Macedonia and the countries from Central Europe. Meanwhile the interest of the Bulgarian tourist to local seaside does not go down. Bulgarian tourist are most frequently visiting resorts like ‘Sunny Beach'. The interest of Romanians, Germans and Russians is still very strong. A decrease of Serbian and Macedonian tourists is noticed, though, mainly because of the visa regime. According to Stanislav Novakov (SAT's vice chairman) Golden Sands Resort has the best opportunities for furter developments.
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