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Passenger Traffic at Sofia Airport Up by 3% Y/Y in July

Sofia Airport registered a monthly slowdown in passenger traffic growth in July.

Business » Tourism | August 17, 2011, Wednesday // 17:50 | Viewed: 2736

'Unknown Sofia' Project Advertises Lesser Known Tourist Attractions

A map with little-known yet interesting places to visit in Sofia will be presented Wednesday to Sofia municipal councilors and the business sector.

Business » Tourism | August 17, 2011, Wednesday // 12:57 | Viewed: 3985

Bulgarian Hotel Owners to Fight Alcohol Tourism by Blacklisting Tour Operators

Associations of hotel owners in Bulgarian Black Sea resorts have set about compiling a blacklist of tour operators bringing holidaymakers to Bulgaria on alcohol tourism.

Business » Tourism | August 16, 2011, Tuesday // 08:47 | Viewed: 4117

Bulgaria's Balchik Palace Turns into Attractive Wedding Spot

The Balchik palace complex in the northern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria is marking during summer 2011 a peak of weddings of couples from all over the world.

Business » Tourism | August 15, 2011, Monday // 13:17 | Viewed: 11130

Bulgaria's 2011 Tourist Season Shapes to Be Best in Decade

Bulgaria's 2010 summer tourist season will most likely end up being the most successful in terms of revenues in the past ten years, various data indicates.

Business » Tourism | August 13, 2011, Saturday // 19:51 | Viewed: 4064

Bulgarian Resort Shines Brighter than Mallorca for Germans

Bulgaria's largest summer resort Sunny Beach, which has recently made headlines with binging sprees, alcohol-related accidents, crime and prostitution has ousted Mallorca in the hearts of young Germans.

Business » Tourism | August 13, 2011, Saturday // 15:31 | Viewed: 4393

Melia Takes Over New Hotel in Bulgaria's Nessebar

Melia Hotels International has signed a contract to manage a new hotel in Bulgaria's top Black Sea resort Nessebar.

Business » Tourism | August 12, 2011, Friday // 19:13 | Viewed: 4796

Bulgaria's New National Tourism Site Coming in 1 Month

The new version of the national tourism portal of the Bulgarian government www.bulgariatravel.org is said to be ready in a month.

Business » Tourism | August 10, 2011, Wednesday // 09:04 | Viewed: 2301

Curfew Mulled for Top Bulgarian Beach Resort over Alcohol Binging

Hotel owners in Bulgaria's largest and most popular summer resort Sunny Beach are mulling having a curfew to diminish groups of drunken tourists roaming the resort at night.

Business » Tourism | August 9, 2011, Tuesday // 09:38 | Viewed: 8555

Bulgarian Cabinet Mulls Coastal Sewage Bill

A special commission is going to work on finding solutions for the problem with purification stations on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Business » Tourism | August 8, 2011, Monday // 11:38 | Viewed: 2143

Bulgaria Expects 14% Growth of Tourists on Black Sea

According to estimates, 6.6 M tourists will have visited the Bulgarian Black Sea by the end of the season in August.

Business » Tourism | August 6, 2011, Saturday // 10:39 | Viewed: 2375

Varna Airport Closes for Runway Overhaul in October

Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, concessionaire of Varna Airport, and construction company Max B?gl Bauunternehmung have signed a contract for a runway overhaul at the airport in the Black Sea City.

Business » Tourism | August 4, 2011, Thursday // 19:29 | Viewed: 8016

Bulgaria Among Top 10 Developing Countries for Adventure Tourism

Bulgaria features on the top 10 of destinations for adventure tourism among developing countries, a survey of George Washington University in Washington DC has found.

Business » Tourism | August 4, 2011, Thursday // 13:22 | Viewed: 6047

Austrian Teen Survives Hotel Fall in Bulgarian Resort

An Austrian teenager has fallen from the 7th floor of hotel "Mimoza" in Bulgaria's summer resort "Golden Sands."

Business » Tourism | August 2, 2011, Tuesday // 12:03 | Viewed: 3211

Bulgaria Marks Increase of Russian Tourists 1st Half 2011

The inflow of Russian tourists into Bulgaria for the first 5 months of 2011 has increased with 23% with respect to the same period 2010.

Business » Tourism | July 27, 2011, Wednesday // 18:51 | Viewed: 2910

Bulgarian Town Plans Recreational Park in Ledenika Cave

The Bulgarian city of Vratsa announced Tuesday the project of constructing a BGN 5.3 M recreational part in the Ledenika Cave.

Business » Tourism | July 27, 2011, Wednesday // 15:55 | Viewed: 2520

Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Inch Up 3.8% in June 2011

Trips of Bulgarians abroad came in at 328.8 thousand in June 2011, registering a 3.8% increase on the year, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business » Tourism | July 27, 2011, Wednesday // 15:49 | Viewed: 2100

Bulgarian Tourism Blames Media for Russian Cancellations

Russian travel agencies have canceled reservations for Russian children's vacations on the Black Sea coast, according to Dimitar Dimitrov, Chair of the Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners for NE Bulgaria.

Business » Tourism | July 26, 2011, Tuesday // 16:41 | Viewed: 3308

Bulgaria to Appoint Tourism Attache in Germany

Bulgaria will appoint a tourism attache in Germany, it was announced Tuesday.

Business » Tourism | July 26, 2011, Tuesday // 15:10 | Viewed: 1944

15 Reckless Holidaymakers Saved from Drowning in One Day at Bulgarian Black Sea Resort

A total of 15 foreign tourists have been saved from drowning in one day by lifeguards at Bulgaria's Black Sea resorts St. St. Constantine and Helena and Golden Sands.

Business » Tourism | July 26, 2011, Tuesday // 10:59 | Viewed: 2948

Polish Tourist Perishes in Bulgaria, Too

A 41-year-old Polish tourist fell from a balcony late on Sunday and died in Bulgaria, police authorities have revealed.

Business » Tourism | July 25, 2011, Monday // 16:49 | Viewed: 2471
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