May 28 (SeeNews) - The number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria in April rose 4.2% year on year to 731,500, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Wednesday.
Citizens of EU member states made up 55.4% of all arrivals of international visitors in April, NSI said in a monthly report on tourist numbers.
Vacation trips made up 39.0% of all foreign tourist visits in April, while business trips accounted for 20.6%.
The number of people who visited friends or relatives in Bulgaria or just transited the country represented 40.4% of all arrivals of foreign nationals in April.
In April, most foreign visitors to Bulgaria came from Romania, Turkey and Greece.