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Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2020/21 ski season

December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko opened its 2020/21 ski season on December 17, with fine conditions but few people

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Bulgaria’s Pamporovo to open 2020/2021 ski season on December 19

December 15, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Pamporovo is to open its 2020/2021 ski season on December 19, according to a notice on

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Bulgaria’s Bansko to open ski season on December 17

December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko has become the first this year to announce the date of its opening of the

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Bulgaria’s winter resorts ‘in no hurry to open ski season’

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Unlike previous years, none of Bulgaria’s mountain resorts that offers winter sports is in a hurry to open the ski

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Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue dropped 39% y/y in October 2020

December 10, 2020December 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The revenue of accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in October 2020 was 39 per cent lower than in October 2019, the

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry: Check on winter resorts found no breaches of anti-Covid rules

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Inspections of four- and five-star hotels, guest houses and small family hotels in winter resorts in Bulgaria found no breaches

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Bulgaria’s government grants 2.4M leva for ad campaign for winter tourism in 2020

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Cabinet decided on December 2 to grant the Ministry of Tourism 2.43 million leva (about 1.24 million euro) for

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Bulgaria’s 2020/21 ski season: Optimism or pragmatism?

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

As the first snow of the year appears, thoughts at this time of year usually turn to the forthcoming ski

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Covid-19: Bulgarian tour operators, travel agents to get additional 50M leva

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry said on November 30 that it has secured an additional 50 million leva in funding from the

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