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Bansko is renowned as a ski resort, is establishing itself successfully as a year-round resort, and the institutions have declared readiness for the 2019/2020 winter tourism season, Tourism Minister Nikolina […]
Following on from the sad demise of travel giant Thomas Cook, the usual comments abound regarding the clarity – or lack of – within the in ...
The winter timetable for flights to and from Fraport Twin Star Airport Management’s airports at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, Varna and Bour ...
Low-cost German airlines Eurowings has begun regular flights connecting two cities in Germany with Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia. The inaugural ...
In a resolution adopted on October 24, members of the European Parliament expressed concern over the 600 000 people left stranded, thousands of job losses, difficulties for SMEs and damage […]
Close to 60 hotels on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast are at risk following the bankruptcy of British holiday firm Thomas Cook and its Bulgarian partner company Astral Holidays, according […]
The bankruptcy of Astral Holidays has not left any tourists stranded, either in Bulgaria or abroad, Deputy Minister of Tourism Irena Georgieva said in a television interview on October 8. […]
Astral Holidays, the Bulgarian partner of defunct UK holiday firm Thomas Cook and one of Bulgaria’s largest tour operators, said on October 7 that it was entering bankruptcy proceedings. Bulgaria’s […]
The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in August 2019 was 3.8 per cent higher than in August 2018, breaking last year’s record, according to figures released on September […]
There are about 27 000 enterprises involved in the hotel and restaurant business in Bulgaria and more than 346 000 people were engaged in the tourism industry and activities related […]
