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Bulgarian railways adds two additional Sofia – Bourgas night trains

June 28, 2022June 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Two additional night trains will travel during the summer season between Sofia and Bourgas via the Sub-Balkan rail route, as

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria expects up to 6M tourists this summer

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Tourism Ministry expects that between 5.5 million and six million tourists will visit Bulgaria this summer, minister Hristo Prodanov

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air starting Sofia – Bourgas summer season flights on June 17

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Flag carrier airline Bulgaria Air has announced that it will begin summer seasonal flights between capital city Sofia and Black

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Bulgaria 

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

June 3, 2022June 6, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, tourism

Bulgaria’s recorded the highest number of coastal bathing waters meeting the “excellent quality” standards in 2021, the latest European Environment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trips on narrow-gauge line in early June

May 25, 2022May 28, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering several trips on a steam engine-drawn train on the country’s narrow-gauge line linking Septemvri

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian hoteliers: State is shifting responsibility for Ukrainian refugees to us

May 23, 2022May 25, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Russia, tourism, Ukraine

The state is once again shifting the responsibility for resolving the issue of accommodation of refugees from Ukraine to hoteliers,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport announces four new destinations, two new airlines

May 15, 2022May 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport, tourism

Sofia Airport announced on May 15 further details of its May and June 2022 schedule, including four new destinations and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scraps all Covid-related entry requirements from May 1

April 28, 2022May 4, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As of May 1, all of Bulgaria’s entry requirements related to measures against Covid-19 are being scrapped, according to an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways provides 10 400 additional seats for Orthodox Easter weekend

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that it is to provide more than 10 400 additional seats on trains for the

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