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Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIATOURIST ARRIVALS FOR LEISURE & RECREATION

(excl. children without own passports)

20

84

74

6

67

23

88

23

54

05

2

79

76

87

27

55

71

7

10

08

21

9

29

92

59

0

12

43

45

0

35

00

00

0

15

80

00

0

0

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

3000000

3500000

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003P

All

EuropeanUnion

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

111

10799

6455

4948

4239

383231

480

391211

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500

GERMANY

GREECE

TFYR MACEDONIA*

UNITED KINGDOM

SERBIA AND M.NEGRO*

RUSSIA

ISRAEL

SWEDEN

POLAND

CZECHIA

SLOVAKIA

UKRAINE

FINLAND

DENMARK

FRANCE

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 EconomyMinistry of Economy

154

120108

78

7067

6461

49

4242

35

209474

531

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550

GERMANY

GREECE

TFYR MACEDONIA*

UNITED KINGDOM

RUSSIA

SERBIA AND M.NEGRO*

CZECHIA

SWEDEN

ISRAEL

SLOVAKIA

POLAND

FINLAND

DENMARK

UKRAINE

FRANCE

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

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

cultural and historicalcultural and historical

customs, customs, ethnographyethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine, wine-producing, national cuisine

rural and eco tourismrural and eco tourism

tourist attractionstourist attractions

adventure tourismadventure tourism

balneology and balneology and curativecurative tourism tourism

TOURISM PRODUCTSTOURISM PRODUCTS

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

FACTORS FOR INCREASING THE TOURISM SHARE IN FACTORS FOR INCREASING THE TOURISM SHARE IN BULGARIAN ECONOMY BULGARIAN ECONOMY

the increased quality of the Bulgarian tourism offer as a result of the the increased quality of the Bulgarian tourism offer as a result of the better management on behalf of the private sectorbetter management on behalf of the private sector

the gradual improvement of the level of services in Bulgariathe gradual improvement of the level of services in Bulgaria

the improved image of Bulgaria as a civilized, peaceful and the improved image of Bulgaria as a civilized, peaceful and modernizing European destination with a slightly exotic tastemodernizing European destination with a slightly exotic taste

macroeconomic and political stability, stable currency, relatively low macroeconomic and political stability, stable currency, relatively low and foreseeable price leveland foreseeable price level

appropriate balance between the quality and the price of the servicesappropriate balance between the quality and the price of the services

INVESTMENTS IN TOURISMINVESTMENTS IN TOURISM

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

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

931,7

526,4

1074,2

538

1201

568,8

1334

615,7

1580

715

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003P

Credit

Debit

INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (IN MILLION US$)

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

12011334

1580

1800 2000

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Credit

· INTERNATIONAL TOURISM RECEIPTS BULGARIA (IN MILLION US$) –

· (Prognosis 2003-2005)

Ministry of EconomyMinistry of Economy

27762993

3500

3900 4400

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

4500

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Arrivals

· INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA TOURIST ARRIVALS (Leisure & Recreation) –

· (Prognosis 2003-2005)

·Thousand