Bulgaria is focusing on developing alternative forms of tourism, the country’s Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Delyan Dobrev has stated. On Monday, Dobrev commented on an announcement made by the country’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov that the Tourism Unit of the Ministry is to be shifted to Bulgaria’s second largest city of Plovdiv. “We reckon that a high priority should be [...]
Several central government agencies in Bulgaria will no longer operate from Sofia, but will be based in other cities, revealed Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov Sunday. This will be made in an effort to make their work more effective, create opportunities in other cities, and disburden the Bulgarian capital, said the PM during a visit to Plovdiv. Among the [...]
Bulgaria will try to attract a greater number of Macedonian tourists, as the country is to present itself at the Skopje Travel Market 2012 that is launched on Tuesday. New products, lesser known tourist routes and detailed information on Bulgaria’s Spaand wellness centers will be presented at the Macedonian tourism fair, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has announced. Companies from Sofia, Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo [...]
Bulgaria expects to see an approximately 20% increase in Russian tourists this year, according to the country’s Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Delyan Dobrev. Dobrev pointed out that Russian tourists with Schengen visas can now visit Bulgaria, which would boost the Bulgarian tourism sector. “We expect a significant growth, especially on the Russian market,” the Minister said. Tourism is likely the sole economic sector in Bulgaria that is [...]
Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, ended fifth Saturday in the traditional diplomatic ski race in the winter resort of Bansko, organized by the Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry. Plevneliev arrived in Bansko as early as Friday to try the tracks and practice. He voice the ambition to win the cup, but ranked at the fifth spot, after [...]
Greek tourism revenues could mark a 5% decrease in 2012 due to a fall in pre-bookings from Germany, industry officials have said. Greece expects tourist numbers to fall 3 % from 16.4 million last year, prompting a 5% fall in revenues, in the wake of the country’s negative publicity in its top tourists markets and [...]
Eurosport will air a special report on Bulgaria’s participation in ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism fair, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has informed. On Thursday, Bulgaria’s Deputy Economy Minister Ivo Marinov met with representatives of FTI Group, REWE Group and Bravo Tours-Denmark. The business representatives offered joint advertisement campaigns that could [...]
The Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents has forecast a successful summer season for the country’s tourism industry. Based on booking requests for the 2012 summer, the Bulgarian tour operators made it clear they have high hopes for the summer tourist season, speaking at a public discussion as part of the 29th Vacation [...]
Bulgaria is no different than the common trend of decline in the number of reservations for winter vacations, according to the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Traicho Traikov. Traikov spoke for the media Friday, after being asked to comment on fears of the tourist sector about a decline of bookings from Russian and UK [...]
As a tourist destination, Bulgaria participates in the redistribution of tourist flows regardless of where the negative processes and crisis situations occur, but over the past years Bulgaria has been attracting increasingly low-income tourists, according to Marin Neshkov, Chair of the Varna Chamber of Tourism. Seasonal statistics must be prepared with regard to revenues per [...]
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