Foreign Tourists tо Land in Plovdiv on Their Way to Ski Resort of Bansko

British and Irish tourists form more than half of all foreigners to land at Plovdiv airport this year, the local Struma newspaper reports.
It is the third consecutive season with no flights planned to and from Germany. It seems that the German tourists lost their interest in Bulgarian resorts in the recent years. However, the number of foreign tourists from other countries continues growing.
Plovdiv turns into a way stop for tourists going to Bulgarian winter resorts – Pamporovo, Bansko and Borovets. The growth of the number of flights realized by the airport in Plovdiv is expected to be more than 20% in comparison with the previous year. According to preliminary expectations the number of winter tourists arriving at the Plovdiv airport will reach 70,000.