December 30 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in November increased by 6.0% year-on-year to 609,700, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Monday.
Citizens of EU member states made up 51.5% of all arrivals of international visitors in November, NSI said in a monthly report on tourist numbers.
Vacation trips made up 32.9% of all foreign tourist visits during November, while business trips accounted for 19.8%.
The number of people who visited friends or relatives in Bulgaria or just transited the country represented 47.3% of all arrivals of foreign nationals in November.
Most foreign visitors to Bulgaria came from Romania, Turkey and Greece in the period under review.