Bulgaria has registered a 33.3% increase in the number of bookings for organized tours this summer, Belgium’s information agency Belga reported, quoted by the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA).

Other states with big increase in tourist bookings are Turkey (no figures available), Croatia – 52.1%, Luxembourg – 27.1%, and Italy – 9.3%.

The biggest drop was registered by the Asian destination - minus 25%, and Africa - minus 20%, as well as Spain - minus 12.8%.

Among cities the biggest increase in bookings was registered in Lisbon – 38.32%. Barcelona and Paris however kept their leading positions – both cities registered growth of 21% and 27.3% respectively.

Amsterdam is in the bottom of the list with minus 27.8%. Belga explains the sharp drop in bookings for this city with the closing of the Year of Rembrandt.