The total amount of tourists in the first trimester of the year was 1.9 million. Tourist arrivals from the EU 28 reached 1,022 million, up 23% compared with the same period in 2013.
Arrivals from third countries increased 19% to 893,000, while arrivals from eurozone countries increased 15.3 pct and arrivals from other EU countries increased 32.9 pct.
Tourist arrivals from France dropped 9%, while arrivals from Germany and the UK increased 14.8% and 44.2% respectively. Arrivals from Russia increased 54.2% at 37,000 and arrivals from the United States rose 24% at 58,000.
As regards tourism revenues, the biggest increase, 32.4% at 412 million euros, was recorded from countries outside the EU 28, while tourism revenues from EU 28 countries increased 25.3 pct to 446 million euros compared with the same period in 2013.
A considerable increase of 32.7% at 34 million euros was recorded in tourism revenues from Russia, while tourism revenues from the United States increased 2.1% to 50 million euros.
Great news for the upcoming summer tourist season, expected to reach record numbers, possibly double what it was last summer.
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