Hunting Tourism Revenues Up in Bulgaria
2007-09-19 10:00:00
Revenues from Bulgarian hunting tourism have increased by half a million levs on a year-on-year basis. In 2005 Bulgaria cashed in BGN 4.2 M (about EUR 2.1 M) from this type of tourism, Deputy Agriculture Minister Stefan Yurukov announced on Wednesday. Yet, compared to the 80s of the previous century, revenues drastically slumped by 50%. According to data from the National Forestry Authority, nearly half of all 3044 acting registered hunters in the country were Bulgarians. Foreigners are getting more and more intrigued to come on a hunt here, Yurukov said. Predominantly they come from Germany, Spain and France. Sofia opened Wednesday an international exhibition running under the motto Nature, Hunting, and Fishery, attended by 168 firms from 21 countries.

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