4.1 Million Foreign Tourists...
Focus English News, 02.03.2005
Varna. The 25th edition of the Fair of Tourism and Leisure Time was opened on Wednesday in the Palace of Culture and Sports in the Bulgarian coastal city of Varna. It was announced that almost 4.1 million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in 2004 and the revenues to the state treasury accounted to EUR 1.6 billion. A 16-percent growth of tourists in the Bulgarian winter resorts was registered In January 2005. A 13%-growth is expected in the summer. The fair will end on March 5th, reported BNR. see source