# NUTS 3 areas of Bulgaria by guest nights in short-stay rentals booked through online platforms, 2025

All 28 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `short_stay_platform_guest_nights`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Nights spent by guests, residents of the country and visitors from abroad together, in short-stay accommodation (NACE Rev. 2 group 55.2: holiday flats, houses and rooms) booked through Airbnb, Booking or Expedia, from booking data the platforms share with Eurostat. Every guest counts: a family of four staying three nights is 12 guest nights.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: Eurostat. Guest nights spent at short-stay accommodation offered via online platforms by NUTS 3 region, residents and non-residents (tour_ce_oan3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tour_ce_oan3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/short-stay-platform-guest-nights/bulgaria-provinces

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Sofia (stolitsa) | 1,370,720 |
| 2 | Burgas | 1,176,121 |
| 3 | Varna | 672,927 |
| 4 | Blagoevgrad | 478,618 |
| 5 | Plovdiv | 323,801 |
| 6 | Dobrich | 192,222 |
| 7 | Sofia | 168,817 |
| 8 | Smolyan | 144,342 |
| 9 | Veliko Tarnovo | 135,664 |
| 10 | Stara Zagora | 59,845 |
| 11 | Pazardzhik | 48,861 |
| 12 | Kyustendil | 45,260 |
| 13 | Ruse | 40,376 |
| 14 | Gabrovo | 30,905 |
| 15 | Lovech | 29,663 |
| 16 | Pleven | 18,395 |
| 17 | Vratsa | 10,888 |
| 18 | Vidin | 10,801 |
| 19 | Sliven | 10,559 |
| 20 | Kardzhali | 8,683 |
| 21 | Haskovo | 6,100 |
| 22 | Shumen | 5,568 |
| 23 | Montana | 5,156 |
| 24 | Yambol | 4,532 |
| 25 | Targovishte | 3,237 |
| 26 | Pernik | 2,999 |
| 27 | Silistra | 1,252 |
| 28 | Razgrad | 1,185 |