6
Sofia is second in Europe in growth of international overnight visitors in 2017, compared to the previous year, the MasterCard Global Destination Cities Index shows.
The index includes 162 countries. The growth rate is 15.2 percent year-on-year. Sofia is ranked one notch below Istanbul (16.8 percent), and ahead of some of the most popular tourist destinations, such as Lisbon (14.6), Paris (13.1), Munich (12.9) and Warsaw (12.3 percent). Sofia is ranked fifth in Europe by international overnight visitors for the period from 2009 until 2017. With an annual growth rate of 9 percent, the capital of Bulgaria is ranked after Bucharest (10.3), Lisbon (10.6), Minsk (10.0%) and Santa Cruz de La Palma (9.3 percent).
Photos: archive
The largest annual tourism forum in Bulgaria will take place from March 13 to 15 at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia . The 40th edition of "Vacation & SPA" will bring together over 200 exhibitors from three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa. The..
Travellers often say that people around the world are similar in their aspirations, no matter how different they may seem. Tourism in today's world of virtual travel shortens the distance even further, changing perspectives and challenging..
Hoteliers in the country expect their business to grow by an average of up to 15% in 2024. This was announced today in Varna by Georgi Duchev, chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Hotel Executives, referring to a national survey conducted by the..
The municipalities of Dalgopol, Provadia and Dolni Chiflik will advertise on the Polish market under a project to support Black Sea municipalities. The..
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy
Partly cloudy, chance of rain