January 12 (SeeNews) - Total revenue from tourist overnights spent in Bulgaria in November added 61% on the year to 25.8 million levs ($15.0 million/13.2 million euro), the country's statistical office said on Wednesday.
The revenue from overnights spent by foreign nationals went up 62% year-on-year in November, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a statement.
The total number of tourist overnights spent in the country in the month under review was 431,100, marking a 38% increase on an annual comparison basis. The overnights spent by foreign tourists were 118,800.
In November, four and five-star accommodation facilities served 36% of the overnights spent by Bulgarian tourists and 69% of the overnights of international visitors.
The number of tourists who stayed in accommodation facilities in Bulgaria in November reached 203,900, up 47% year-on-year.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)