Bulgaria Welcomes Fewer Tourists in 2008 – Report

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19 February 2008, Tuesday

The number of foreign tourists welcomed in Bulgaria’s winter resorts has decreased by 15% according to statistics, while foreign tour operators report there are fewer reservations for the summer season compared to 2007.
According to the data of Bulgarian tour operator Ambassador Tour, the main reason for the [...]

Russian and CNN Viewers Targeted by Bulgaria Tourism Ads

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19 February 2008, Tuesday

The Bulgarian Tourism Agency started an advertising campaign of Bulgarian tourism in Russia with four 30-minute clips.
The clips will be shown between February 18 and February 29 on the Rossiya Channel and on Channel One in the Russian cities of Yekaterininburg, Irkutsk, Kazan, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Samara, Ufa, [...]

Cuba and UAE Make Debut at Bulgaria Tourism Exhibit

For the first time countries from four continents including debutants from Cuba, the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands, will participate in Bulgaria’s annual International Tourism Market “Vakantziya” (Vacation) and SPA EXPO.
The 25th tourism exhibition will take place in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia on February 21-23.
18 000 people visited the exhibition in [...]

Bulgaria Freezes State-Owned Golf Co Project

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12 February 2008, Tuesday

Bulgaria PM Sergey Stanishev decided to put on hold the state owned golf company idea until it gets incorporated into the tourism development strategy. Photo by BGNES

Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev put on hold the controversial project that was given the greenlight by the cabinet on February 7 for [...]