February 27 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in January increased by 9.1% year-on-year to 604,600, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Thursday.
Citizens of EU member states made up 45.7% of all arrivals of international visitors in January, NSI said in a monthly report on tourist numbers.
Vacation trips made up 42.9% of all foreign tourist visits during January, while business trips accounted for 16.8%.
The number of people who visited friends or relatives in Bulgaria or just transited the country represented 40.3% of all arrivals of foreign nationals in January.
Most foreign visitors to Bulgaria came from Turkey,Greece and North Macedonia in the first month of the year.