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Number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria in 2017 expected to increase by up to 10%

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We are expecting a 7% to 10% increase in the number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria in the summer of 2017 as compared to 2016 when a record high number of holidaymakers (8.2 million) visited Bulgaria since 1989, Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said during the question time at the National Assembly on Friday. The increase in the number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria should be steadfast, Minister Angelkova added.




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