ANALYSIS OF THE TOURISTS’ FLOWS TO BULGARIA FROM THE NEIGHBORING EMITTING MARKETS
Abstract
The tourism industry is an important economic sector in the world economy. This is one of the most fast-growing industries in Bulgaria and the biggest contribution brings the inbound tourism from the neighboring countries. The main goal of the paper is to define the importance of the tourist flows from Romania, Turkey, Greece, Republic of Macedonia and Serbia to Bulgaria, analyzing the fluctuations in the period of 2010 – 2016. Some recommendations for development of the tourism in the country and new tourism products are highlighted as a result of the analysis. They could attract tourists from the neighboring countries for short or long stay. For this purpose, the paper discusses the basic indicators of the travel industry as international arrivals from visitors of abroad, nights spent by foreigners in accommodation establishments, etc.
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