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www.mi.government.bg
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIATOURIST ARRIVALS
FOR LEISURE RECREATION (excl. children without
own passports)
Ministry of Economy
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM BULGARIA TOURIST
ARRIVALS FOR LEISURE RECREATION 2002 (in
thousand)

• ARRIVALS WITH PURPOSE OF VISIT "TOURISM" (January
  - December 2002)
• excluding "shuttle trade from Macedonia, Serbia
  and M.Negro

Ministry of Economy
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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIATOURIST ARRIVALS
FOR LEISURE RECREATION - 2003 (in thousand)

• ARRIVALS WITH PURPOSE OF VISIT "TOURISM" (January
  - November 2003)
• excluding "shuttle trade from Macedonia, Serbia
  and M.Negro

Ministry of Economy
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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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TOURISM PRODUCTS

• cultural and historical
• customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national
  cuisine
• rural and eco tourism
• tourist attractions
• adventure tourism
• balneology and curative tourism

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FACTORS FOR INCREASING THE TOURISM SHARE IN
BULGARIAN ECONOMY

• the increased quality of the Bulgarian tourism
  offer as a result of the better management on
  behalf of the private sector
• the gradual improvement of the level of services
  in Bulgaria
• the improved image of Bulgaria as a civilized,
  peaceful and modernizing European destination
  with a slightly exotic taste
• macroeconomic and political stability, stable
  currency, relatively low and foreseeable price
  level
• appropriate balance between the quality and the
  price of the services

Ministry of Economy
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INVESTMENTS IN TOURISM

• Considerable investments in the hotel base and
  infrastructure amounting to hundreds of millions
  euro have been realized since 2001. Most of them
  - by Bulgarian private investors .

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INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA BALANCE OF
PAYMENTS (IN MILLION US)
Ministry of Economy
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• INTERNATIONAL TOURISM RECEIPTS BULGARIA (IN
  MILLION US)
• (Prognosis 2003-2005)

Ministry of Economy
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• INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA TOURIST
  ARRIVALS (Leisure Recreation)
• (Prognosis 2003-2005)

• Thousand

Ministry of Economy
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