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New Ryanair and Wizz Air flights out of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv for the ski season

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021 Lance Nelson tourism

Taking a Ryanair flight out and back to Plovdiv made me realise how much more of a relaxing experience it

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: For now, green certificate will not be needed to access ski facilities

October 30, 2021November 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

At this stage, Bulgaria’s winter tourism season is expected to begin without the requirement to present a green certificate for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: 10% of places of accommodation shut down amid Covid-19 crisis

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

There was a 10 per cent decrease in places of accommodation with more than 10 beds between July 2020 and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to admit tourists from the Netherlands with PCR test

July 25, 2021July 25, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health will allow tourists from the Netherlands to enter the country with a PCR test, the ministry

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Bulgaria 

Representatives of top German tourism firms visit Bulgaria ahead of resumption of charter flights

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Tourism Minister Stella Baltova participated in the official opening of an expedition tour intended to present Bulgaria as

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria caretaker Cabinet approves 15M leva tourism support scheme

June 16, 2021June 17, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s caretaker Cabinet said on June 16 that it approved a 15 million leva (about 7.7 million euro) scheme to

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Leisure 

Bulgaria scores well on EU bathing waters survey, but fewer ‘excellent’ sites

June 1, 2021June 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, but the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on June 6

June 1, 2021June 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on a steam train on June 6 on the narrow-gauge line between

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Europe 

Covid-19: EC proposes to ease restrictions on non-essential travel to EU

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The European Commission (EC) said on May 3 that it was proposing that European Union countries ease the current restrictions

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