Bulgaria Launces PR Campaign for Tpourism Expos

SofiaEcho, 17 Jan 2007

Bulgaria became a partner of the international annual tourism fair ITF SlovakiaTour 2007.
The fair would be held from January 18 to 21 2007 in Slovakia\'s capital of Bratislava, Focus news agency reported.

Bulgaria would be presented as a modern year-round tourism destination and a new partner within the EU. Bulgarian exhibitors would promote summer season 2007 and the possibilities for spa, cultural and ski tourism in the country.

Visitors at Bulgaria\'s information stand would be offered Bulgarian food and beverages, multimedia show and lotteries.

ITF SlovakiaTour was the biggest tourism fair in Slovakia and one of the biggest in Central Europe, the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) said. More than 500 exhibitors from 31 countries took part in the fair in 2006. The number of the visitors reached 50 386.

The main goal of the fair was to present to Slovak consumers opportunities for summer vacations, spa and cultural tourism. Nearly 89 000 Slovak tourists visited Bulgaria in 2006, Focus said.

Bulgaria would take part in another tourism expo during the same period, from January 18 to 21.

The expo, MATKA Helsinki 2007, was the biggest tourism fair on the Scandinavian peninsula, Focus said. More than 1125 exhibitors form 59 countries, including the biggest Finnish tour-operators, took part in the fair in 2006. More than 78 000 people visited it.

Nearly 87 600 Finnish tourists visited Bulgaria in 2006, Focus said. Their number registered an increase of 5.4 per cent as compared to the figures for 2005.