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2011/01/04

Russian tourists visited Bulgaria' s southern coastal region in 2010 increased 40.64 percent compared to 2009. The number of Israeli tourists increased considerably with 86.1 percent in comparison to 2009. The chairman of Bourgas Regional Tourist Chamber (BRTC) Ivan Ivanov announced the data as quoted by Radio Focus-Bourgas.

BRTC registers increase in visitors from Belarus (with 38.15 percent), Ukraine (34.98 percent), Poland (21.19 percent) and Czech Republic (5.82 percent).

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2011/01/04

Razlog municipality will take up the management of ski slope Kulinoto near the town. Thus the municipality will be the sole owner of the ski zone.

The municipality plans to refurbish the equipment on the ski slope and to undergo a complete prophylactics of the site.

The mayor of Razlog stated, that the ski slope will be opened for tourists during the season.

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2011/01/04

Bansko ski resort in the Pirin mountain in Bulgaria expects numerous tourists from Russia. By tradition Russian tourists arrive in the Bulgarian mountain resort after the New Year holidays.
"Their vacation starts on January 5 and the good thing is there are no more canceled flights from Russia," Irina Nikulchina - director of Bansko Tourist Association said. However, dozens of Russian tourists arrived earlier. "We have just accommodated 40 Russians in our hotel. They have reservation for a...

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2011/01/03

A wide range of little souvenirs are to be launched by Bulgaria's government in order to increase the foreign interest in the country as a touristic destination.

The total price of the project is estimated at BGN 1.4 M.

Some 5000 t-shirts worth a total of BGN 75 000, 3000 beach towels for BGN 45 000, 500 special thermo cups decorated with scenes from the country's image video for BGN 7 500 -these are some of the items the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy Energy and Tourism plans to launch in...

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2010/12/29

Plovdiv Airport welcomed the first group of foreign tourists who will spend their winter vacation in Bulgaria.

This was the first charter flight that arrived at the airport for winter season 2010/2011. The tourists came from London and will stay in Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo ski resorts.

Until New Year the airport will meet 17 charter flights with 3000 tourists from Russia, Belfast, Dublin and London.

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2010/12/29

Bansko will welcome over 15 000 tourists for New Year Eve. The resort is a preferred place for holiday and celebration for tourists from the neighbouring countries – Romenia, Serbia, Macedonia and Greece. Many tourists from Russia have also chosen the resort for a winter vacation after the holidays.

Bansko ski zone is ready to welcome all keen skiers. The resort offers over 20 cm snow and 230 cannons for artificial snow are ready to operate in case of need of additional snow.

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2010/12/29

The edition states that the New Year brings the customary yearning for a fresh start and the promise of new people and places, the right time to plan a journey. The travel editor Robert Reid from the Lonely Planed describes Bulgaria as safe and beautiful country.

Reid's favorite choice on that list is Bulgaria, which has the best Black Sea coastline for beach enthusiasts and offers great skiing in the mountains in the winter, he said.

"I love doing road trips in Bulgaria. It begs for it....

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2010/12/27

It is better to start preparations early, the Sofia Municipality announced and launched a number of initiatives aiming at Sofia becoming the European Capital of Culture in 2019. This is the year when at the initiative of the EC, Bulgaria and Italy must apply with one city each. Residents of Sofia hope their city will be the one chosen to participate.

The Bulgarian and Italian cities will actually host together the European Capital of Culture and will not compete with each other. Other...

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2010/12/27

Over 70 000 tourists visited Aladzha Monastery in 2010. Over 10 000 of them have watched the light spectacle “Legends from Aladzha Monastery”, announced the director of the monastery.

Visitors are predominately Russian tourists, who are impressed by the show, as the subject of the story is close to the Russian culture. Tourists from the Czech republic and Poland are also interested in the spectacle.

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2010/12/27

Cave-lovers from a tourist club called "Rodopeya" are going to welcome the new year in the Yagodinska Cave in Southern Bulgaria.

The Yagodinska Cave is located in the Rhodope Mountain; it is long 10 km and has three levels, of which the lowest one is equipped with electricity and fit for organized tourism with 1.1-km path, and special entrance tunnels.

The first level of the Yagodinska Cave is a valuable archaeological site as in the 4th millennium BC it was inhabited by pottery makers...

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