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In June the biggest number of foreign citizens visiting Bulgaria were from Romania, Turkey and Serbia

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In June 2020, during the ongoing epidemic situation in Bulgaria, Bulgarians travelled 286,100 times to other countries, which is a reduction of 60.1% compared to June 2019.

The number of visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in June 2020 shrank by 75.2% compared to June, 2019, and stands at 380,700.

The biggest decline is in the number of people travelling on holiday and excursion - 94.6%. The biggest number of visitors to Bulgaria were from Romania – 101,830, Turkey– 71,613, Serbia– 53,924, and Greece– 40,491.

5,945 travelled to Bulgaria from the UK. 



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