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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 […]
Arguably the most iconic of travel brands, Thomas Cook, has collapsed after 178 years of business, leaving a train of debris and much recrimination behind it. The end came on […]
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism would be willing to assist Bulgarian hoteliers in lodging class action against bankrupt holiday firm Thomas Cook and its subsidiaries, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said on […]
Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism is to ask for a meeting with the country’s Finance Minister and hoteliers who are seeking tax relief to help them survive the Thomas Cook bankruptcy. […]
The repatriation of foreign tourists who had arrived on holiday in Bulgaria on flights of the now-defunct Thomas Cook holiday firm has begun, Bulgarian National Radio said on September 24, […]
The bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook holiday firm will cause quite serious difficulties with regard to plans for Bulgaria’s 2020 season, the country’s Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told a special […]
Bulgaria’s 2019 summer season was good and saw gains in a number of markets despite increased international competition, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said, while acknowledging provisional figures showed a downturn […]
