Bulgaria reports strongest tourism exchange with Turkey in March

Trips by Bulgarian residents abroad in March 2026 totaled 707.2 thousand, or 4.4% fewer compared to March 2025, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

The largest number of trips by Bulgarian citizens were to: Turkey – 199.4 thousand, Greece – 133.4 thousand, Romania – 80.4 thousand, Serbia – 48.5 thousand, Germany – 35.5 thousand, Republic of North Macedonia – 29.9 thousand, Austria – 26.6 thousand, Italy – 22.6 thousand, France – 17.6 thousand, and Spain – 17.1 thousand.

Visits by foreign citizens to Bulgaria amounted to 771.2 thousand, or 0.5% more compared to the same month of the previous year.

The highest number of visits to the country were made by citizens of: Turkey – 174.7 thousand, Romania – 161.6 thousand, Greece – 135.7 thousand, Serbia – 48.6 thousand, Germany – 33.3 thousand, Republic of North Macedonia – 29.4 thousand, Ukraine – 22.6 thousand, Italy – 18.6 thousand, Poland – 15.4 thousand, and the United Kingdom – 15.0 thousand.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova