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Author: Mark Thomas

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Commentary: Bulgaria’s summer 2019 tourist season

August 21, 2019August 27, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

Summer is finally here in Bulgaria, but what appears not to be here are masses of tourists. Of course, the

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Tourism: Does demand create supply or supply create demand?

July 1, 2018July 3, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

Does demand create supply or does supply create demand? A question that sounds like something taken from an economics class.

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Perspectives 

Opinion: Bulgaria’s extended winter tourism season

April 5, 2018April 6, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

As the winter ski season nears its end and before we get to read the official statistics that show that

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Business 

Air travel and tourism: Options become more exotic

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

The laws of economics and of supply-and-demand theory seem to be severely questioned when low-cost airlines enter a market. It

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Business 

Contemplating the ski season in Bulgaria

November 18, 2017November 20, 2017 Mark Thomas tourism

On October 14, as the sun shone down on Sofia and the population lapped up the late summer sun, the

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Bulgaria’s 2018 EU Presidency: Bedtime stories

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Mark Thomas Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia, tourism

The acceleration of the date when Bulgaria will take over the seat of the EU Presidency from the first half

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Leisure Perspectives 

Travel: Second time around

June 3, 2013October 30, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

The tales of low cost carriers and how the low cost model is becoming de facto the norm across Europe

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Leisure 

Frequent flyer miles: Frequently misunderstood

April 21, 2013April 21, 2013 Mark Thomas

It was once said that there were more airline frequent flyer miles in circulation in the United States than there

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Leisure Perspectives 

Travel: Fair or not?

February 8, 2013May 22, 2013 Mark Thomas

If your train from Sofia to Stara Zagora or your bus from Rousse to Varna is cancelled due to snow

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