Bulgarian hotels and other places to stay took in €167.6m from overnight stays in September, 13.9% more than a year earlier, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said. In August, income was up 13.3% on the year.
In September, 955,400 people stayed overnight, 1.6% fewer than in September 2025. Bed occupancy was 32.4%, down 0.1 percentage points. That is the share of beds that were taken.
The fall was seen among both foreign and Bulgarian guests. There were 462,600 foreign guests, 1.9% fewer, and 492,800 Bulgarians, 1.4% fewer.
Foreigners stayed 4.1 nights on average and Bulgarians 2.5. Foreigners also brought in most of the money: €107.5m, against €60.1m from Bulgarians. Of all foreign guests, 80.3% stayed in four- and five-star places.
Occupancy was highest there, at 41.8%. It was 24.4% in three-star places and 18.7% in one- and two-star places.
The data cover 3,373 places with 10 or more beds that were open in September. That is 1.2% more places than a year earlier, while the number of beds in them is unchanged.