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 tourist, Neshkov has said in an interview for Radio Focus, adding that the prospects for Bulgaria are not very good, given the above statistics.

Due to the inflated bed capacity, there can be no talk of filling up the occupancy capacity at the northern Black Sea coast at present. It is hard to reach full bed even during the most active summer season.

In Neshkov's words, however, the tourism sector has always been extremely flexible in its development and any preliminary forecasts can later be proved wrong.

Travel agencies have registered a 10% - 30% increase in bookings in the beginning of the period, which, however, coincides with the time of promotions and discounts. As the actual tourist season approaches, bookings drop.

"It is hard to summarize the data due to the diverted tourist flow from North Africa and the Middle East resulting from the crises in these countries. Part of these tourists switch to Greece and Turkey", Neshkov says.

The northern Black Sea coast is the place for developing sea tourism, with spa tourism as an additional component. There are indications that golf tourism will grow, but it is too early to speak about a substantial representation of the segment.

"Our desire is to develop cultural, wine and sport tourism This year's fourth edition of the Black Sea forum on tourism is devoted to sports tourism as an opportunity for extending the season", Neshkov adds.

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