Expert expects rise in number of foreign tourists in the summer

Nearly 500,000 Bulgarians celebrated Easter in Bulgaria and about 120,000 abroad. About 130,000 tourists arrived in Bulgaria for the Orthodox holiday from abroad. This was what the head of the Institute for Analysis and Assessment in Tourism, Rumen Draganov, told the Bulgarian National Radio.

The foreigners are mainly from Romania and Greece, but there are also guests from Italy, Spain and Central Europe. "Nobody finds Bulgaria an expensive destination. I have not read such a headline in the foreign press. On the contrary, they say Bulgaria is a very hospitable destination,” the expert says.

"Prices in the summer will increase in high-category hotels, where overnight stays are over €250. As for the average and low prices, they will remain the same," says Draganov, who expects an increase in bookings in Bulgaria.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov