German, Greek Tourists Turn Back on Bulgaria
2007-09-19 10:00:00
Bulgaria sees a constantly decreasing number of holidaymakers from Germany, Greece and other markets that are considered traditional for the country. In 2005, the number of Greek tourists was down 15%, there were 14% less Macedonians and 4% less Germans. Central European countries, including Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, have also shown lower interest, according to a report by Bulgaria's non-governmental Center for Economic Development. In the meantime, the number of Romanian visitors doubled. UK citizens also showed boosted interest and their number was up 36%. Among the other growing markets were Finland and Turkey. Bulgaria's tourism growth culminated in the past years and is now on the decrease, CED say.

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