Bulgaria's Burgas May Build Oceanarium
Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas, has proposed the launch of a procedure for building an oceanarium.
Dimitar Nikolov, Mayor of Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Burgas, has proposed the launch of a procedure for building an oceanarium.
The new tourist brand of Bulgaria as a tourist destination was presented Thursday by Ivo Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism.
Bulgaria's Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev has declared that new ski track developments in the largest Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko will boost the local economy.
Bulgarian Minister Delyan Dobrev informed Tuesday that the Mayor of the mountain resort of Bansko had submitted an investment declaration for the construction of a second gondola lift and the expansion of the ski runs.
Residents of the Bulgarian mountain resort town of Bansko are staging Monday a new protest rally with demands to have permits to build a new ski lift and to expand the ski tracks.
A bar crawl in the ski resort of Borovets is cheaper when compared with the usual big resorts.
Bulgarian vice-minister for tourism Ivo Marinov has spoken up in support of the expansion of Bulgaria's prime winter resort, Bansko.
The controversial Holding Varna, which is connected with Varna-based security group TIM, has acquired two hotels formerly owned by Alma Tour, a Bulgarian tour operator that went bankrupt in 2011.
Rumen Draganov, head of Bulgaria's Institute for Analysis and Assessment of Tourism, has criticized President Rosen Plevneliev for the embarrassing image shown on TV during his New Year speech.
As of January 1, 2013 Beijing and Shanghai authorities allow Bulgarians landing in the cities but destined for other countries 72 hours to roam around the city without having to apply for a visa.
Bulgaria expects a large increase of visitors at winter resorts mainly from the important Russian and Great Britain markets, according to Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister, Delyan Dobrev.
Residents of the Bulgarian mountain resort town of Bansko have been staging over the weekend protest rallies with demands to have permits to build a new ski lift and to expand the ski tracks.
Bulgaria registered a 5.4% year-on-year increase in its total number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in November 2012, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.
More than 105 000 people have crossed the Bulgarian-Greek border as tourists during the Christmas break so far, according to data of the Bulgarian Border Police.
Greek and Romanian police units are to patrol the largest Bulgarian winter resort Bansko between December 17 and March 31, the Bulgarian Interior Ministry has announced.
Bulgarian winter resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo expect to be the hit for Greek visitors for Christmas and New Year's Eve.
The ski season in the Vitosha mountain near the Bulgarian capital Sofia will be opened officially on Thursday, December 20, instead of Sunday, as initially scheduled.
Saturday's opening of the 2012-2013 ski season at the Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko was interrupted by a surprise protest.
Three top Bulgarian winter resorts, Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets, are officially launching the ski season Saturday.
Sofia Airport registered a two-fold increase in passengers traveling to domestic destinations in November 2012.
The Bulgarian Ski Federation has launched the 2012-2013 winter tourism season with a ski and snowboard festival in Sofia.
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