Bulgaria Hotels to Shed 200 000 Beds in 2010 over Dire Finances
The total number of beds in Bulgarian hotels is going to drop by about 20%, down to about 800 000.
The total number of beds in Bulgarian hotels is going to drop by about 20%, down to about 800 000.
Despite the relatively high prices at Bulgarian winter resorts, the foreign tourists' reservations have increased by 5% compared to the same time of last year.
A total of 1,8 M Bulgarians have taken trips in the country and abroad during the third quarter of 2009.
The Bulgarian SPA hotels' sales have gone up by 6% from the beginning of May until the end of August 2009.
It will be down to the Bulgarians themselves to salvage the winter tourist season, just as it happened in the summer, operators have warned.
Pop-up hotels, in which pre-built units are incorporated into a steel frame that can easily be demolished, could be the future for European tourism, a travel trends report said.
Bulgaria has been highlighted as a potential destination for sexual exploiters of children, during a a seminar on responsible tourism in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian tourism business representatives declared they were pleased with the appearance of the country’s stand at the 30th World Travel Market (WTM) tourism expo.
Bulgaria is taking part in a World Travel Market (WTM) 2009 being held in London, November 9-12, the second biggest tourist exhibition in the world and the most important for the country's winter resorts.
Bulgaria is ranked the eighth best-value tourist destination globally by travel guide firm Lonely Planet.
According to a survey compiled by InsureandGo, a UK based insurance company, tourists can save up to 40% by traveling to Bulgaria rather than the French Alps to ski this winter.
The Bulgarian cabinet approved Wednesday the long-term plan for the development of culture tourism in the country.
The Bulgarian natural phenomenon, the Belogradchik rocks, have been placed on the New 7 Wonders of Nature Reserve List where they currently rank second.
The southern part of Bulgaria's Black Sea coast continues to attract foreign visitors, but mainly those who are badly-off or jobless.
The national strategy for development of culture tourism is completed and will be introduced to the Council of Ministers next week.
Bulgaria has been elected to the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation for a two-year term (2009-2011).
The popular hotel complex "Astoria" in the Bulgarian beach resort "Golden Sands" is offered for sale at public auction.
The number of tourists visiting Bulgaria's largest Black Sea resort, Sunny Beach, during the 2009 summer season has gone down by 10%.
Bulgaria's parliament officially removed the state tourism agency, whose functions will be inherited by the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism.
Bulgaria's tourism sector is going to register a decline of 20-25% in its revenue in 2009 compared to the 2008 levels.
The 295-meter Norwegian Jade liner stopped briefly at Bulgaria’s Black Sea port Varna Wednesday.
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