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THE flow of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria increased by 5.6 per cent in the first half of 2005, compared with the same period last year.
In June alone, the flow of foreign tourists increased by 11.5 per cent year-on-year, according to figures from the International Committee of Tourism, which were reported by the Bulgarian News Agency BTA on July 21.
Greek tourists account for the greatest number of foreign visitors to Bulgaria, with 323 440, followed by Macedonians with 266 276. There was also a large influx of tourists from Serbia-Montenegro, Germany, the UK and Turkey.
The flow of Romanians visiting Bulgaria nearly halved to 63 278. There was also a decrease in tourists from Russia, Israel, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Ukraine.
Proceeds from tourism in the first half of 2005 excluding transport revenues, totaled 440.6 million euro, seven per cent more than the same period in 2004. Bulgarian tourists abroad spent 285.4 million euro, or 4.31 per cent more year-on-year.
Turkey was the top destination for Bulgarian tourists, followed by Greece, Serbia-Montenegro, Germany, Macedonia, Romania and Italy.
Information from the International Committee of Tourism shows that the growing flow of EU tourists to Bulgaria exceeds that of tourists from other countries. The number of tourists from the EU’s new members doubled.
The data showed that  Bulgarian tourism is still seeing major growth. The report said that if the favourable trend persisted in the next months, the forecast of a 10-12 per cent annual growth may occur.