1. www.mi.government.bg

2. Ministry of Economy INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA TOURIST ARRIVALS FOR LEISURE & RECREATION (excl. children without own passports)

3. Ministry of Economy 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

4. Ministry of Economy INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA TOURIST 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

5. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

6. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

7. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

8. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

9. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

10. cultural and historical customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine customs, ethnography, wine-producing, national cuisine rural and eco tourism rural and eco tourism tourist attractions tourist attractions adventure tourism adventure tourism balneology and curative tourism balneology and curative tourism TOURISM PRODUCTS

11. Ministry of Economy FACTORS FOR INCREASING THE TOURISM SHARE IN BULGARIAN ECONOMY the increased quality of the Bulgarian tourism offer as a result of the better management on behalf of the private sector the gradual improvement of the level of services in Bulgaria the improved image of Bulgaria as a civilized, peaceful and modernizing European destination with a slightly exotic taste macroeconomic and political stability, stable currency, relatively low and foreseeable price level appropriate balance between the quality and the price of the services

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

14. Ministry of Economy INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (IN MILLION US$)

19. Ministry of Economy · INTERNATIONAL TOURISM RECEIPTS BULGARIA (IN MILLION US$) – · (Prognosis 2003-2005)

20. Ministry of Economy · INTERNATIONAL TOURISM - BULGARIA TOURIST ARRIVALS (Leisure & Recreation) – · (Prognosis 2003-2005) · Thousand