News December, 2011

2011/12/27 12:25:09

The Bulgarian Tourist Chamber has forecast a profitable winter season for the country's ski resorts, according to its chair Tsvetan Tonchev.

This will be largely due to the large number of Bulgarian tourists, who will be the major group of holidaymakers this winter.

Toshev's comments come after great worries among the Bulgarian winter tourism industry because of the lack of snow in November and early December, which, however, was followed by heavy snowfall last week.

On Friday, Borovets...

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2011/12/27 14:02:14

In 2012, Bulgaria plans to be represented at 42 tourist fairs, spending 4.2 million leva to show off its attractions, which equals the amount allocated for advertising in the past few years.

The country will withdraw from participation in some international tourist expos but will join others to promote itself as a tourist destination.

Traditionally, Bulgaria has had a stand at the largest expos in Europe (Berlin, Kyiv and London), as well as at the MITT and Intourmarket events held in...

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2011/12/21 10:03:08

Bulgaria presented eco-tourism products and services at a special meeting with British journalists in the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in London.

The event was part of a campaign for promotion of the Bulgarian tourism in the UK market. Journalists got interesting facts about Bulgaria as a tourism destination - about its biodiversity, ecopaths, protected areas, etc.

The journalists tasted Bulgarian wines and national dishes typical for Christmas. They learned more about various wines in...

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2011/12/20 09:52:44

Offenburg city in Germany sent an official invitation to the Regional Administration of Vidin region for participating in Upper Rhine 2012 tourism fair. The exhibition will take place from September 29 until October 7 2012.

Until December 20 municipalities in Vidin region have to decide will they participate in the fair and how they will present its tourism opportunities.

Over 500 exhibitors participated in the fair in 2011 and more than 72 000 people visited it.

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2011/12/19 14:32:50

20% increase in the number of tourists is expected in Pamporovo and Chepelare this season

Pamporovo and Chepelare expect a 20 % increase in the number of tourists from Russia, considering the number of charter flights from Moscow to Plovdiv, announced the executive director of Plovdiv Airport Doichin Angelov.

According to him the majority of flights to Plovdiv will be executed during the New year and Christmas holidays.

The charter flights to Plovdiv this year will come from...

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