Increase in accommodations in Pazardzhik region in May 2026, but a slight drop in overnight stays

In May 2026, Pazardzhik region had 127 accommodation places with 10 or more beds – hotels, motels, campsites, guest houses and other short-stay facilities. They offer a total of 3 867 rooms and 8 263 beds, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. Compared to May last year, the number of accommodation places is up by 5.8%, while the number of beds is up by 3.8%.

The total number of realized overnight stays in May reached 77 004, which is a slight drop of 0.7% relative to May 2025. The absolute majority of overnight stays were by Bulgarian citizens – 94.2%, while foreign tourists accounted for 5.8% of stays. Foreign flow: the largest share among foreign guests is held by Israeli citizens (23.8%).

Number of overnight visitors in the region – 33 075, which is a decrease of 0.3%. Of them, 95.4% are Bulgarians, who average 2.3 overnight stays each. Foreign tourists are 1 507 people with an average stay of 3.0 overnight stays. Note: the data do not include refugees from Ukraine according to Eurostat guidelines.

Overall occupancy of beds in May is 29.6%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than in May 2025. The distribution by category of facilities shows the highest occupancy in three-star places – 40.5%, followed by 4- and 5-star with 30.8% and 1- and 2-star with 23.0%.

Despite the slight decline in overnight stays, overnight revenues in the region for May 2026 show a positive trend and reach €3,799,755, which is an increase of 1.0% compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.

Source: Pz-info.com