Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo Ranks as Third Most Affordable Tourist Destination in World
The medieval Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo ranks as the third most affordable tourist destination in the world.
The medieval Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo ranks as the third most affordable tourist destination in the world.
The number of trips of Bulgarian residents abroad rose by 11.
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said that Bulgaria is to present a joint tourism product with "neighboring Balkan countries".
Novinite is republishing a story by our reader Leon de Leeuw, who visited the area of Lakatnik, a place not far from Bulgaria's capital Sofia which has much to offer to hikers and nature lovers.
There have been at least 485 200 tourists arriving in Bulgaria's capital Sofia over the first six months of this year.
Bulgaria on Tuesday warned its citizens to avoid using the main land route linking Serbia’s capital Belgrade with Hungary’s Budapest after Hungarian authorities closed Roszke border crossing for cars and passengers to stem migrant influx.
The Bulgarian government approved at its regular meeting on Wednesday a draft protocol for cooperation between the country's Tourism Ministry and the Economy Ministry of Portugal.
Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova will officially present on Tuesday an online register featuring all tourist sites in Bulgaria.
The airport of the Bulgarian capital serviced 418 846 passengers in August, which represented an increase of 11 % compared to the same month in 2014.
The neolithic settlement in the Slatina neighbourhood will become one of the tourist attractions of the Bulgarian capital next year.
Bulgarians made 528 604 trips abroad in July, which represented an increase of 16.5 % compared to the same month in 2014.
A total of 810,100 Bulgarian nationals made tourist trips in the second quarter of 2015, a decrease of 5.1% compared to the same period of last year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on Friday.
Bulgaria hopes to retain its appeal among Russian tourists by offering competitively low prices and easing visa requirements, the Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said.
It will be up to 30% cheaper to spend a holiday at the southern Black Sea coastline from August 20 until the end of a month, and there will be another 20% decrease in September, hoteliers say.
Bulgaria is one of the four countries where young Romanians usually choose to spend their summer holidays, data from the largest Romanian charter tour operator suggests.
The maximum price for an umbrella and a deck chair on a Black Sea beach is "absurd", Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has warned.
The Bulgarian tour operators are sustaining heavy losses due to the decline in the number of foreign tourists visiting the country.
The reception desks of all hotels will be reachable via an internal call by dialing 9, according to Irena Georgieva, Bulgaria’s Deputy Tourism Minister.
Bulgaria remains the favorite summer holiday destination for Bulgarian tourists, be it mountain or sea resorts, according to Rumen Draganov, Chair of the Institute for Analyses and Assessment in Tourism.
Bulgaria loses at least 1 million Turkish tourists a year due to problems with visas, according to Cemal Tekkanat, adviser for tourism at Turkey’s Tourism and Culture Ministry.
In the month of June, Bulgarians completed 468 319 trips abroad, which represented an increase of 13.9 % compared to the same month last year.
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