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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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Bulgaria 

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 

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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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport adds new search engine for airline tickets

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

A search engine for airline tickets is now part of the Sofia Airport website sofia-airport.eu. The new functionality, on the home page, is

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Bulgaria 

Tourism numbers in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia ‘recovering extremely quickly after the pandemic’

February 17, 2023February 17, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Tourism numbers in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia are recovering quickly after the pandemic, according to statements by Sofia municipality and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s mountain resorts report improved skiing conditions

January 21, 2023January 21, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s major mountain resorts reported improved conditions for skiing on January 21, with snow cover better than the dire situation

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Europe 

Eurostat: EU tourism industry seems to be strongly rebounding from pandemic

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The European Union’s tourism industry seems to be strongly rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on January 18. The

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Borovets opening Yastrebets ski centre for season on January 14

January 12, 2023January 12, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The opening of the Yastrebets ski centre in Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets, which had been scheduled for January 12,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry ‘expects good ski season’ despite inflation and high prices

December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Attending the December 23 opening of the 2022/23 ski season in Bulgaria’s mountain resort Pamporovo, caretaker Tourism Minister Ilin Dimitrov

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