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2008/04/10

Bulgaria is taking part of International Tourism Expo ‘Rest - 2008' in Minsk, Belarus.
The show starts on Thursday and will continue till Saturday - April 12, reported from State Agency of Tourism (SAT).

This is the biggest tourism expo in the Baltic country and this year will be its 11th edition.

Last year the event was attended by all big Belorussian tour operators, Ministers, tourism organizations and foreign companies interested into the Belorussian market with a total number of 160...

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2008/04/09

First specialized exposition for yachts and water sports in Sofia will take place on April 9-13 in Inter Expo Centre.
The leading firms in the sphere are gathering to satisfy Sofia citizens and guests' big interest and search in sea amusements.

Scores of yachts, disposed over 4,000 sq m expo area will guarantee to the public unforgettable experience.

Thirty-one companies - leading importers, distributors and representatives of different small vessels will provoke the fans of water sport...

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2008/04/09

“St. St. Constantin and Elena” to become a spa centre. The managing team of the resort aims to popularize seven mineral springs in the complex.
All hotels near “Chernomorets” hotel will be renovated and “Chernomorets” hotel will be 5-stars hotel with two underground levels. There will be a parking lot and spa centre in the complex.
This year “St. St. Constanitin and Elena” resort marks 100 years since it met its first guests during the summer in 1908. The first tourists arrived from...

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2008/04/08

The constructions of ski centre ‘Mechi chal' starts in one month near Chepelare town (Rhodope Mountains).
The project is on the amount of 60 million EUR and will be realized in two steps.

The first one foresees the building of high speed quad with 2,000 skiers capacity.

On the first station of the lift will be constructed parking places, restaurant and a hotel.

This part of the plan will cost 15 million EUR.

The second phase of the complex will start in 2009 when will be continued...

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2008/04/08

Number of Russian tourists and business trips to Bulgaria in the following couple of years are about to increase, prognostikates Andre Gribi from Switzerland on a meeting with the Board of Directors of the Union for Investments in Tourism.
According to his words number of British tourists who visit the country will drop but the interest of Bulgarians towards local resorts will jump.

The potential ‘Europe' is not used enough, and this is a reserve that hides considerable possibilities for...

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2008/04/07

Bulgaria's Belasitsa Mountain located in the southwest corner of the country will be declared a natural park, the regional news website sandanski.com reported.

The formal ceremony will take place in the town of Petrich in southwest Bulgaria on April 19, and will be followed by a concert.

The ceremony is expected to be attended by the Petrich Mayor, Bulgaria's Minister of Environment and Waters, the Chair of the State Forest Agency, MPs, and representatives of NGOs.

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2008/04/07

The traditional 'Forest Week' starts on Monday, April 7 and will continue until April 13. The 83rd edition of the week is under the motto 'Plant a tree, give hope'.
Accent this year will be the meeting of the UN's Commission for Mediterranean collaboration on forest issues.

For first time the Forest week has been celebrated in 1925, when by the initiative of local Forestry Association the so called 'afforest celebration' took place.

By then till nowadays in each first week of...

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2008/04/07

A unique eco - project, costing round 2 million EUR is being realized 3 kilometers away from Elena mountain town in Stara Planina Mountain.
The project is called 'Ecopark' Elena and is complex of Bulgarian national style houses and farms for rural tourism.

The idea of the owner Alexander Yovchev is to turn the bought by him 350 decares land in a real peace of heaven.

The project previews a complex of 8 restored unique houses and farms for raising horses and buffaloes to be finished to...

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2008/04/04

The tourists, who visit Veliko Trunovo, will have the unique opportunity to go sightseeing by the air.
The price of 15 minutes ride will be 120 EUR.

The municipality has contracted with 'Olympia Air' for 3 and 4 seats airplanes for the air tours.

Most probably the tours will conduct in the evening, when the emblematic for the city 'Sound and Light' show could be also observed by the air.

Big archeological excavations will start in May in Veliko Turnovo, with the aim to be found the...

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2008/04/04

The Head of the Bulgaria's State Agency for Tourism Aneliya Krushkova stated at a press conference Thursday the Bulgarian tourism companies needed to start offering more cultural tours, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.

In her words, the demand among the European tour operators for this kind of service was rising but the supply in Bulgaria was still insufficient.

Krushkova stated that if more companies invested more in such services, the State Agency for Tourism would be willing to...

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