Putin expects 500 000 Russian holidaymakers to visit Bulgaria this year
Anita Valentinova, source: Moitenovini.com , 13.01.2011
500 000 Russian holidaymakers are expected to visit Bulgaria in 2011. The statement was announced by www.tourprom.ru, quoting the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. His prognosis is based on the last year’s data and the good cooperation in the tourism branch. 300 000 Russian tourists visited Bulgaria in 2010, so this means that their number will be doubled this year.The Russian Prime Minister also pointed out that there is a growth of a 50% of the stock exchange between the two countries.