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Minister: Bulgaria’s 2021 tourist season starts on May 1

March 14, 2021March 16, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s 2021 tourist season will start on May 1, it has been agreed with the health authorities and the Foreign

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Revenue from foreigners at Bulgarian accommodation establishments in January down 79.4% y/y

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from foreigners at accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in January 2021 was 79.4 per cent lower than in January 2020,

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Arrivals of foreigners in Bulgaria for holidays in January down 82.7% y/y

February 26, 2021February 27, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria for holidays was down 82.7% per cent in January 2021

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Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments dropped 71.3% in December 2020 y/y

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments added up to 15 million leva in December 2020, about 71.3 per cent less than

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Winter resorts are 40% full

January 15, 2021January 18, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s winter resorts are currently 40 per cent full and spa destinations are booked 100 per cent, Tourism Minister Mariana

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Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue dropped 62.5% in November 2020 y/y

January 12, 2021January 13, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in November 2020 added up to 16 million leva (about 8.1 million euro), a

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Bulgaria’s Borovets resort opens 2020/21 ski season

December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 28, with required precautions in place to prevent

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Balkan Holidays cancels Bulgaria charter flights from January 23 to February 6

December 22, 2020December 24, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

British specialist tour operator Balkan Holidays said on December 22 that because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, it had decided

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Pamporovo resort opens 2020/21 ski season

December 19, 2020December 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Pamporovo opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 19, with required precautions in place to prevent

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