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Bulgaria with new record high number of ‘excellent’ sites in EU bathing waters survey

June 9, 2023May 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria recorded the highest number of coastal bathing waters meeting the “excellent quality” standards in 2022, the latest European Environment

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry to officially launch summer 2023 tourist season on May 21

May 19, 2023May 19, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

On May 21, Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov will officially launch the summer 2023 tourist season, the ministry said.

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: Winter ski season surpassed pre-pandemic levels by close to 9%

April 1, 2023April 1, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2022/2023 winter season has been a success, according to unified tourism information system data – although the ski season

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Bulgarian railways adds additional couchette car to trains between Sofia and Istanbul

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism, Turkey

Bulgarian state railways BDZ will provide an additional couchette car to the composition of the Sofia – Istanbul – Sofia

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Bulgaria’s Varna, Bourgas airports announce details of summer season 2023 flights

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

From May 1, flag Bulgaria Air is increasing the frequency of its flights from Sofia to Varna, and on weekdays it

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Direct flights to Wroclaw, Oslo and Riyadh in Sofia Airport’s summer schedule

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Sofia Airport’s summer schedule offers passengers a choice of 77 scheduled and 19 charter destinations, the airport said in a

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Sofia Airport: 22% drop in charter flights in February compared with pre-pandemic figure

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Only 88 flights operated from Sofia Airport to charter destinations in February 2023, the airport said in a media statement

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Regular flights between Plovdiv and Tel Aviv to start

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Israel, Plovdiv, tourism

Regular flights between Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Airport and Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv start on March 23 2023, Plovdiv Airport

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: 2022/23 winter season ‘going successfully’

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2022/2023 winter tourism season is developing successfully, the Tourism Ministry said on February 27. The ministry said that between

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