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Bulgaria's Spa Sector to Flourish Again due to Russians, Turks

Bulgaria's spa industry saw positive signs of recovery in 2011 even though a far cry from the boom years during the previous decade, figures show.

Business » Tourism | March 8, 2012, Thursday // 16:58 | Viewed: 2079

Bulgaria's Resorts Still Shine Bright for German Tourists

Bulgaria's summer resorts have found their place in the hearts of German tourists and will not be easily ousted, latest data shows.

Business » Tourism | March 8, 2012, Thursday // 15:53 | Viewed: 2331

'Unknown Bulgaria' to Feature in ITB Berlin Travel Show 2012

The Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism, which organizes Bulgaria's participation in the ITB exhibition in Berlin from 7-11 March, will present the country as "The Unknown Bulgaria".

Business » Tourism | March 6, 2012, Tuesday // 14:12 | Viewed: 2519

Bulgarian Min 'Hopes' Black Sea Water, Beaches Will be Clean

The Bulgarian government is implementing a full-scale program to ensure the safe disposal of sewage waters along the Black Sea coast, assured Bulgaria’s Minister of Regional Development Lilyana Pavlova.

Business » Tourism | February 28, 2012, Tuesday // 14:45 | Viewed: 3587

Bulgaria Sees 14% Drop of Foreign Visitors Jan 2012

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria decreased by 14.1% in January 2012 as compared to December, reaching 337 100, according to the country's National Statistical Institute.

Business » Tourism | February 27, 2012, Monday // 14:03 | Viewed: 1977

Bulgarian PM Lauds Expansion of Ski Areas

Bulgarian PM Boyko Borisov vowed to continue to support skiing and winter toursm in Bulgaria Sunday, when he was present at the Alpine Skiing World Cup race in Bansko.

Business » Tourism | February 26, 2012, Sunday // 14:28 | Viewed: 2330

Bulgaria Among 2012 Best Value Breaks - UK Ranking

Bulgaria has been ranked as the fourth best value break of 2012 in UK Post Office holiday barometer.

Business » Tourism | February 25, 2012, Saturday // 21:28 | Viewed: 3154

Bulgarian President Opens Bansko World Cup Skiing Race

Bulgarian President, Rosen Plevneliev, opened Friday evening the starts of the World Cup Alpine skiing for women in the country's top winter resort of Bansko.

Business » Tourism | February 25, 2012, Saturday // 14:34 | Viewed: 2792

Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Serbia Push to Make Danube Top Destination

The ministers in charge of tourism of Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Serbia signed Friday a memorandum to launch a joint project aimed at boosting tourism in the Danube area.

Business » Tourism | February 24, 2012, Friday // 19:44 | Viewed: 2839

Bulgaria to Sign MoU on "Roman Emperors' Road" Tourism Project

Traicho Traikov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, will sign Friday in Novi Sad a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the "Roman Emperors' Road" tourism project.

Business » Tourism | February 23, 2012, Thursday // 18:11 | Viewed: 3370

Google Street View Photographs Bulgaria's Top Landmark

The teams of Google Street View, which have been photographing Bulgarian cities for several days now, have take photos of what is probably Bulgaria's most famous international landmark – the St.

Business » Tourism | February 23, 2012, Thursday // 17:58 | Viewed: 12576

Bulgarian Accommodations' Revenues Up 3.3% Q4 Y/Y

The total revenues from nights spent in the accommodation establishments in Bulgaria reached BGN 78.9 M million or by 3.3% more compared to the same period of the previous year.

Business » Tourism | February 23, 2012, Thursday // 16:04 | Viewed: 1973

Bulgaria to Take Part in Danish Tourism Fair

Bulgaria's Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism has organized Bulgaria's participation at this year's "Ferie for Alle" (Vacation for Everyone) tourism fair in Herning, Denmark.

Business » Tourism | February 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:51 | Viewed: 1873

Trips of Bulgarians Abroad Down 6% in Q4 2011 Y/Y

In the fourth quarter of 2011, 844.3 thousand Bulgarian residents1 travelled to the country or abroad, preliminary data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI), released Thursday, shows.

Business » Tourism | February 23, 2012, Thursday // 12:20 | Viewed: 1522

Norwegian Tourists Complain of 'Too Many Bulgarians in Bulgaria'

A Norwegian family on vacation to Bulgaria has complained that too many Bulgarians and other Eastern Europeans are staying in their hotel.

Business » Tourism | February 22, 2012, Wednesday // 18:34 | Viewed: 4470

Bulgaria's Tourism Industry Looks Forward to Successful Summer

The Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents has forecast a successful summer season for the country's tourism industry.

Business » Tourism | February 18, 2012, Saturday // 16:29 | Viewed: 2560

FIS Head: Bulgaria Fails to Make Use of Sofia's Mountain Vitosha

Bulgaria does not utilize properly the Vitosha mountain located right next to its capital Sofia in order to develop winter sports, according to Gian-Franco Kasper, President of the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Business » Tourism | February 17, 2012, Friday // 17:31 | Viewed: 2521

Bulgaria's EconMin Vows BGN 26 M for Tourism Advertising in 2012

Bulgaria's investment in tourism advertising grew by 121% in 2011 compared with 2009, Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism Traicho Traikov has announced.

Business » Tourism | February 16, 2012, Thursday // 18:56 | Viewed: 2305

Bulgaria Opens 29th Vacation & Spa Tourism Expo

Bulgaria's oldest international tourism forum "Vacation and Spa Expo" has kicked off in Sofia's Inter Expo Center.

Business » Tourism | February 16, 2012, Thursday // 18:22 | Viewed: 2064

Bulgaria's Notorious Alma Tour Officially Bankrupt

A Bulgarian court has officially declared Alma Tour tour operator bankrupt, half a year after hundreds of foreign tourists were kept hostages at a Bulgarian airport because of the company's outstanding debts.

Business » Tourism | February 16, 2012, Thursday // 12:30 | Viewed: 4169

Google Street View Prepares to Enter Bulgaria

Google has started collecting images ahead of launching the Google Street View service in the country, it has been announced.

Business » Tourism | February 14, 2012, Tuesday // 14:38 | Viewed: 3446
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