Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in August 2026: Arrivals down, but revenue up

The number of arrivals at accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in August 2026 was down by 0.8 per cent compared with August 2025, but at the same time, revenue rose by 13.3 per cent, according to figures posted by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) on October 12.

As The Sofia Globe reported previously, the same phenomenon was seen in June 2026 and July 2026 – arrivals down, but revenue up.

In August 2026, revenue of accommodation establishments added up to 384.5 million euro. Of this, 270.5 million euro was from non-residents and the rest from residents of Bulgaria.

The number of arrivals decreased by 0.8 per cent compared to the same month in 2025, adding up to 1 640 151. Arrivals of non-residents dropped by 2.2 per cent while arrivals of Bulgarian residents rose by one per cent on an annual basis.

The total occupancy of the bed-places was 56.5 per cent, a decrease of 1.3 percentage points compared to August 2025.

The highest occupancy of the bed-places was in four and five-star accommodation establishments – 72 per cent, followed by those with three stars, 48.6 per cent, and with one and two stars, 33.1 per cent, the NSI said.

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