Bulgaria's Hotels Make BGN 190 M in July
Bulgarian hotels and other accommodation venues have generated a total of BGN 192 M in July 2012, according to data of the National Statistical Institute released Monday.
The hotel revenues have increased by 72% compared with June 2012, the Institute said.
Of those, BGN 160 M came from foreign tourists, while BGN 32 M came from Bulgarian travelers.
In July 2012, there were a total of 2 517 accommodation venues in Bulgaria with more than 10 beds each, totaling 121 300 rooms and 271 900 beds.
Thus, in July, Bulgaria's accommodation venues registered a total of 4.8 million hotel stays, with a total of 918 000 visitors, up by 30% compared with June 2012.
The average occupancy rate of all hotels in Bulgaria was 59.7% in July, with four- and five-star hotels boasting a 68% occupancy rate, three-star hotels – 63.4%, one- and two-star hotels 40.5%.
The average occupancy rate in July went up by 13.6% compared with June.
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(11.09.2012)