News March, 2008

2008/03/05

Irish national transporter ‘Aer Lingus' opens flights from Dublin to Bourgas, Easier Travel web site announced. This will be the first air route to Bulgaria for the air company and the state of Eire in general.

‘Aer Lingus' airplanes will fly twice a week to Bourgas, transporting Irish tourists to Bulgarian Black Sea coast, starting from the middle of June 2008.

Another air transporter, low - cost company ‘Wizz Air' announced for its routes expansion to Bulgaria with the opening of...

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2008/03/04

All Bulgarians celebrated Saturday a centuries-old tradition - exchanging martenitsas on the day of Baba Marta and the shining sun spelled nice weather ahead.

Eagerly followed on March 1 every single year, the tradition of giving your friends red-and-white interwoven strings brings health and happiness during the year and is a reminder that spring is near.

Celebrated on March 1, Baba Marta (Grandma March), a feisty lady who always seems to be grudging at her two brothers, and the sun...

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2008/03/04

On the 7-8th of March, the Bansko winter Resort will be the grand arena of one of the most trilling Ski events of the Year – the EUROPA CUP Downhill for Men.

The European alpine ski elite are expected to blast furiously down the nearly 3 km long course. Among the stars to be seen in Bansko are the current European Cup leader Stefan Thanei from Italy, who maintains a tiny lead infrond of the the second placed Finn Jukka Leino and Marcel Hirscher from Austria. More than 20 high speed...

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2008/03/04

Round 340,000 Bulgarians and 220,000 foreigners choose rural tourism in Bulgaria in 2007.
This was announced by Rumen Draganov, member from the leadership of Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism (BAAT) by the occasion of the association's 10th birthday.

The turnover from rural and alternative tourism in Bulgaria in 2007 goes to 130 million BGN (65 million EUR) from a total turnover in tourism of 2,5 billion BGN (1,2 billion EUR).

According to the definition for alternative...

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2008/03/04

“The pearl in the heart of The Rodope Mountain“or “The sunniest winter resort in Bulgaria” – are the most common phrases that describe Pamporovo mountain resort. Huddled at the foot of the Rodope Mountain, under Snejanka peak, the resort provides fantastic views towards the Aegean Sea. The resort attracts many English, Irish, Dutch, German and Greek tourists, especially by the end of the active winter season, when the days are sunny. The ski slopes in the resort are perfectly maintained...

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