More Bulgaria-Stranded Russians to Finally Make It Home
Two Bulgaria Air flights are expected to deliver back home yet another batch of Russian tourists, who fell victims to a trade dispute between the country's national airline and a tour operator.
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Russian Tourism Authorities Mistrust Bulgarian Counterparts
The Russian Federal Tourism Agency does not trust anymore Bulgarian authorities in charge of tourism, after more than 700 Russian nationals were held hostages for days at Bulgarian airports over a trade dispute, writes Russian media Tourprom.
Russian Pop Star Shells Own Cash to Bring Fellow Country People Home from Bulgaria
Russian celebrity pop singer, Bulgarian-born, Philip Kirkorov, had wired money to several Russian tourists to come home from their vacation in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Transport Minister Reports End of Russian Tourists Crisis
All Russian tourists, who are still in Bulgaria, will be taken home, according to the promise of Transport Minister, Ivaylo Moskovski, made Wednesday.
Bulgaria Air Wants Alma Tour Operator Declared Insolvent
Attorneys for Bulgaria Air, Bulgaria's national airline carrier and heir to Balkan Airlines, are still considering what are the exact legal steps to undertake in the dispute with tour operator, Alma Tour.
Russian Media: Bulgarian Tourism Is Dead
The problem with Russian tourists, who were stranded for days at the Black Sea airports of Varna and Burgas, has earned a number of negative comments in Russian media, saying Bulgaria is sloppy and its tourism is dead.
Bulgarian EconMin: Stranded Tourists Case Is Insanity
The behavior of Bulgaria Air, Bulgaria's national airline carrier and heir to Balkan Airlines and tour operator, Alma Tour, is absolutely irresponsible, according to Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov.
Cab Drivers on Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast Demand New 'Holiday Fare'
Cab drivers in Bulgaria's Black Sea capital Varna have called for the introduction of a "holiday fare".
Bulgaria Air Takes Alma Tour Operator to Court over Debt
Bulgaria Air, Bulgaria's national airline carrier and heir to Balkan Airlines, has started legal actions to collect the EUR 3.6 M owed to it by tour operator, Alma Tour.
Bulgaria Considers 'Not Fining' Stranded Russian Tourists for Visa Expiry
The Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked Border Police not to fine exiting Russian tourists who were stranded for days at two Bulgarian Black Sea airports in case their visas have expired.
Russian Tourist Back from Bulgaria: We Were Starved, Not Only Stranded
One of the hundreds of Russian tourists who waited for 3 days to be returned home after a holiday in Bulgaria has complained of the adequacy of food given her and her fellow passengers during their wait at Burgas Airport.
Finland Bans Bulgarian Tour Agency after 'Hostage' Crisis
Bulgarian tour agency Alma Tour has been banned in Finland after more than two hundred Finnish tourists were kept hostages at a Bulgarian airport because of the company's outstanding debts.
200 Bulgaria-Stranded Finns Finally Make It Home
A Finish airline plane has rescued more than 200 Finns, stranded in Bulgaria's Burgas Airport after their flight was canceled in the wake of a trade dispute between the country's national airline and a tour operator.
Bulgaria to Probe Tour Operator, Air Carrier over Stranded Tourists
Bulgaria's Sofia Prosecutor's Office will probe the Bulgarian Alma Tour tour operator and the Bulgaria Air airline carrier concerning the nearly 700 Russian and Finish tourists stranded in the country's southern Black Sea city of Burgas.
Special Flights to 'Rescue' Stranded Russian, Finnish Tourists from Bulgaria
The airline carriers responsible for the transportation of some 700 Russian and Finnish tourists in Bulgaria's southern Black Sea city of Burgas will be returned with special flights, Bulgarian officials have promised.
Bulgaria Mulls Offering Free Vacations to Tourists Stranded at Coastal Airports
Hotel owners in Bulgaria are considering inviting the tourists who spent three days at the airport of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas on a free vacation in June next year.
400 Vacationers Still Stranded at Bulgaria's Coastal Airport
The issue with the Russian tourists who spent three days at the airport of the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas has not been fully resolved.
Saga of Stranded Foreigners in Bulgaria Nears Denouement
Airline Bulgaria Air and tour operator Alma Tour are very likely to reach an agreement in the short term that would allow hundreds of stranded international tourists to return to their homes, reports say.
Bulgarian Hotel Owners Provide Free Accommodations to Stranded Tourists
Hotel owners in Bulgaria's largest summer resort Sunny Beach are going to accommodate, free of charge, tourists who have been stranded for days now at the airport in the Black Sea city of Burgas.
Bulgaria National Air Carrier Might Lose License for Stranding 1000 Foreign Tourists
Bulgarian ministers have said they might consider withdrawing the licenses of the Bulgaria Air national airline and tour operator Alma Tour, after a trade dispute between them led to the cancellation of flights, stranding hundreds of international tourist
Bulgarian PM Orders Stranded Russian Tourists to Be Flown on Govt Plane
Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov has ordered the government plane to be flown to Burgas to aid in the transportation of hundreds of stranded Russian tourists who had their flights cancelled Saturday.
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