An increasing number of Bulgarians are giving up on journeys, with a reduction of nearly 50% registered in overseas trips in the second quarter of 2012, according to preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
Bulgaria expects to see an increase in the number of tourists visiting it in 2012, Delyan Dobrev, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, has reiterated.
Bulgaria's tourism sector will register a 3-4% growth in 2012 largely thanks to the higher number of tourists from Russia and Ukraine, according to data of the Bulgarian Economy Ministry.
Russia's Federal Agency for Tourism, Rostourism, has urged the Bulgarian authorities to make sure the Russian tourists affected by the bankruptcy of a local tour operator complete their vacations unproblematically.
Russian tourists accommodated in Bulgaria via Bulgarian tour operator Bulgarian VIP Tours (BVT) will finish their holidays free of trouble, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Minister of Tourism Ivo Marinov.
Bulgarian tourist company Bulgarian VIP Tours (BVT) has informed its Russian partners that it is stopping operations.
The occupancy rate in the hotels in Sunny Beach has reached 100% in August 2012, announced Elena Ivanova, head of the Union of Hotel Owners in Bulgaria's largest resort.
Russians' demand for vacations in Bulgaria has grown between 20% and 35% in 2012 year-on-year, according to various estimates, registering some of the highest growth figures among all summer tourist destinations on the Russian market, a paper report says.
The end of the summer tourist season is bringing cheaper prices for Bulgarian Black Sea vacations, reports say.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung has published Sunday an extensive report covering the ups and downs of holiday life in one of Bulgaria's principal Black Sea resorts, Sunny Beach.
All bathing zones in Bulgaria meet the quality standards set out in domestic and European laws, according to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the Public Health Directorate at the Ministry of Health.
Sofia Airport serviced a total of 335 292 passengers in July 2012, the same level as in 2011.
Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova has said that a set of legal amendments alleviating the procedure for granting Bulgarian Black Sea beaches under concession is expected to enter into force by end-2012.
Bulgarian regions must advertise their tourist attractions because the country has wonderful sites that remain unknown for the public at large.
The Al Bustan Center and Residence, a luxury hotel in Dubai, has recently conducted a "Familiarization Tour" for its partner from Bulgaria to attract more Bulgarian tourists and business travelers.
Bulgaria's income from hotel stays increased by 14.5% in the first half of 2012 year-on-year, the National Statistical Institute announced Friday.
Delyan Dobrev, Minister of Energy, Economy and Tourism has said that there have been no cancelled charter flights from Israel to Bulgaria and the country has been receiving numerous queries about the winter season.
In June 2012, a total of 2300 hotels, motels, camping sites, chalets and other types of short-term accommodation facilities with over 10 beds functioned in Bulgaria, according to data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI).
The Bulgarian Union of Private Hotel Owners is threatening legal action against Sunny Beach AD and the Nessebar Municipality due to the poor condition of the infrastructure and the lack of peace and order in the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach.
Bulgarian consular offices and visa centers are reporting a significant growth in tourist visas issued to citizens of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova, according to reports of the Foreign Ministry.
Bulgaria's consular service and visa bureaus have issued a record number of visas to citizens of a several former Soviet states – Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Moldova – the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced.
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