Revenue from tourism continued to decline in November, falling by 15.7% over the same month of the previous year to EUR 61.0 mln in November, from EUR 72.4 mln in November 2008. Tourism arrivals in the same month fell by 8.4%. For the period January - November 2009 revenue from tourism is estimated at EUR 1,450.6 mln compared with EUR 1,741.2 mln in the corresponding period of 2008, marking a decrease of 16,7%.

By FM

A powerful earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck the Mediterranean region on December 22 2009.
According to Turkish authorities cited by Dnevnik daily, the epicentre of the tremor was triangulated in the sea between Cyprus and southern Turkish coastline.

Reportedly, the effect from the strong jolt was felt in towns of the Antalya province at 08.06am Bulgarian time. There were reports of damage to property and possibly infrastructure, although there was no information of casualties as of yet. However, Dnevnik daily said that the quake caused a "significant degree of alarm amongst the local population."
It was unclear to what extend Cyprus had been affected, although the semi-official Anatolia news agency said the quake was felt in the entire area.

The earthquake’s epicentre was about 30km below the surface of the sea and the quake lasted more than 10 seconds. Tremors are frequent in Turkey as the country is perched on active fault lines.

By SofiaEcho