Balgarianovinite.com Some 1.1 million Bulgarian residents made tourist trips in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on Tuesday. The majority of them or 67.2% travelled only in the country, 28.2% travelled only abroad, and 4.6% made trips both in the country and abroad. Compared to the same quarter of 2024, the number of travellers aged 15 and over increased by 1.5%.
Most Bulgarians who travelled or 38.7% of all travellers were aged 25 to 44. The share of trips in the country dominated in all age groups, with the highest (78.2%) being the share among persons aged 65 and over. People aged 25 to 44 represented the biggest share of travellers abroad at 31.2%.
The majority of tourist trips in the country (51.1%) and abroad (66.3%) were with holiday and recreation purpose.
Registered as independent were 1.3 million, or 86.8% of the total number of private tourist trips. The relative share of independent trips without booking via a tour operator was 94.7% in the country and 62.1% abroad.
The average expenditure on private trips per person was BGN 315.17 in the country and BGN 741.21 abroad with spending on food being the highest.
The average expenditure per person on a professional trip was BGN 268.52 in the country and BGN 1,241.67 abroad.
According to the NSI, tourist trips of Bulgarians abroad have increased by 6.3% on an annual basis, while tourist trips of foreigners in Bulgaria have increased by 2.7%.
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