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2007/10/01

Former mayor of Pravets (Western Bulgaria, 60 km North from Sofia) and chief of ‘Tera tour Service' investment company Vasil Zlatev, will invest 71 million BGN (35 million EUR) in golf and hotel complex on the place of motel-residency of former Bulgarian communist leader Todor Jivkov.
First step of project foresees constructions of golf and hotel complex over an area of more than 1,000 decares.

The club will posses with golf playground with 18 holes and training ground for beginners.

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2007/10/01

The second Lux Only conference, which will bring together a group of experienced global professionals in the luxury businesses, was opened Monday at Sofia's Sheraton Hotel.

Among the topics to be discussed at the two-day event are the local luxurious markets, the way the modern technologies will change the perception and use of luxury and the when and how Bulgaria will create its global luxury brand.

The conference has been opened by Bulbank CEO Levon Hampartzoumian.

Among the...

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2007/09/28

Strandja Mountain, lying in the southeastern-most corner of Bulgaria is as yet little known both to Bulgarian and foreign tourists.
The mountain begins to rise literally at the seashore to rise ever so slowly to the west. The international motorway from Burgass runs into the mountain folds at Tsarevo, to proceed to Malko Tarnovo and then head on for Istanbul in Turkey.
Leaving the sea behind the road meanders through sun-dappled woodlands, untouched by human hand. Strandja...

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2007/09/27

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo ski area has announced plans to build a new POMA six-seater high-speed detachable chairlift between the ski area and the village of Stoikite, turning this existing village in to a ski resort base.

Although construction is yet to commence, the route for the lift has been cleared with trees felled to make way for towers and cables.

But it seems unlikely the new lift and runs could be operational for the coming winter. Local media reports say that public consultation and...

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2007/09/27

Shabla resort, on the Black Sea, has registered a golf development joint venture with Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Co, an outfit affiliated with Varna-based business conglomerate TIM.

The municipality has contributed a 110 ha land plot to the assets of the Golf Shabla AD receiving in exchange a 35% stake in the joint venture.

The municipal land designated for the golf development is valued at around 3.6 mln levs or 3.2 levs/sq m. According to local real estate portals, the...

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2007/09/27

Loads of snow will fall in the mountains at the beginning of December.

Chilly winter with heavy snowfall, similar to the one in 1982 is expected in Bulgaria. Snow will fall even in November, because of the Atlantic whirlwinds, which will move to the east over the Balkan Peninsula. This was announces by the meteorologist Peter Yankov.
By the beginning of December the mountains will offer 60-70 cm snow cover. December will be colder than usual.
The winter this year will be humid with...

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2007/09/27

Since 1980, September 27 is celebrated by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as World Tourism Day.
It was established at the 3rd session of the UNWTO General Assembly in Torremolinos, Spain, in September 1979.

The purpose of this day is to display awareness that tourism is vital to the international community and to show how it affects the social, cultural, political and economic values worldwide.

September 27 is important since on that day in 1970, the Statutes of the WTO were...

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2007/09/26

According to the World Association Travel Agencies (WATA) Bulgaria had a “serious potential” to become a destination for elite tourism, WATA executive director Christine Fournier said on September 25 2007.

Fournier’s visited Bulgaria for the 2007 WATA General Assembly, which would be held in Sofia between November 15 and 17.

Tour operators from five continents would take part in the event in Sofia.

WATA’s board of directors chose Bulgaria to host the assembly before nominations of...

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2007/09/26

The revenues in Bulgaria coming from the visits of foreign tourists in the country have increased with 16.04% in the first half of 2007 compared with the same period last year, the National Tourist Agency said.

The revenues for the first six months from foreign tourists visits are EUR 1347,4 M, according to preliminary data. The number of tourists visiting Bulgaria from January to August has risen with 6.88%.

Bulgaria was visited by a total of 3,972,020 tourists for the same period. One...

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2007/09/26

After almost 2 years delay of the construction works on the project “Super Borovets”, it will finally start in October with the construction of the lift from Samokov to Markudjitsite. This became clear after the meeting of the board of directors of “Rila - Samokov” company, which will invest in the project.
The whole project have to be completed on three stages and plans the construction of new hotels, slopes, ski equipment, as well as golf course in the lower part of the mountain. “Lower...

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