March 27 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in February increased by 5.2% year-on-year to 508,000, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday.
Citizens of EU member states made up 44% of all arrivals of international visitors in February, NSI said in a monthly report on tourist numbers.
Vacation trips made up 42% of all foreign tourist visits during the month, while business trips accounted for 19%.
The number of people who visited friends or relatives in Bulgaria or just transited the country represented 39% of all arrivals of foreign nationals in February.
Most foreign visitors to Bulgaria came from Turkey, Romania and Serbia in the second month of the year.