News January, 2007

2007/01/18

Bulgaria became a partner of the international annual tourism fair ITF SlovakiaTour 2007.
The fair would be held from January 18 to 21 2007 in Slovakia\'s capital of Bratislava, Focus news agency reported.

Bulgaria would be presented as a modern year-round tourism destination and a new partner within the EU. Bulgarian exhibitors would promote summer season 2007 and the possibilities for spa, cultural and ski tourism in the country.

Visitors at Bulgaria\'s information stand would be...

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2007/01/17

The first eco-innovation hotel in Southeastern Europe will be constructed in the Bulgarian village of Zdravkovets.

Hilltop hotel will feature wind mills, local purifying devices and the utilisation of rainwater. A monitoring system will indicate the quantity of electricity produced and consumed at the hotel, Bulgarian news agency BTA reported.

Time foundation is among the project executors, foundation representative Elena Petkova said. It takes part in the public-private partnership...

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2007/01/17

More than five million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in 2006, breaking a new record for the country, officials announced in Stuttgart.

Bulgaria's tourism sector generated more than EUR 2 B of revenues last year from 5 158 000 visitors, Stanislav Novakov, deputy chair of the State Tourism Agency, said at the Caravan-Motor-Touristik tourism exhibition.

The state agency presented the country as a modern and dynamic destination, offering traditional and alternative tourism (spa, golf, eco...

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2007/01/16

The number of tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2006 is nearly seven per cent higher than the number of visits for 2005, deputy head of the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) Stanislav Novakov said.

Bulgaria had the potential to develop year-round tourism opportunities, Novakov said as quoted by Novinar newspaper.

The country had already established its summer and winter resorts, Novakov told participants of the Bulgaria- Dream Area forum. Among the other types of tourism the country could...

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2007/01/11

Ireland's experience in creating a winning branding strategy has been highly recommended as the best model for Bulgaria.

"Ireland joined the European Union in 1973 and managed to grow from a country generally perceived as a destination with nothing to do and see to a hugely popular one," James Knight, CEO of leading UK advertising company Knight International, said.

Knight joined Wednesday Bulgaria's key annual tourism event, Bulgaria Dream Area, which he has been following from its very...

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