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The number of foreign tourists who arrived in Bulgaria in August 2014 was 14.6 per cent less than in August 2013, according to figures released by the National Statistical Institute […]
The year 2014 has been a record year for cruise ships visiting Bulgaria, with the Black Sea port of Varna seeing 40 passenger vessels with more than 25 000 tourists […]
Russian tourists have been left stranded in two hotels in Protaras area in Cyprus after two Russian tour operators went bust, raising concerns of a domino effect. Some 160 tourists […]
The summer tourist industry in Bulgaria is eyeing the 2014 season with concern, given the factors that could hamstring it – everything from the war in Ukraine to the rainy […]
Bulgarian tourists spent about 50 million euro in Greece during the special public holiday from May 1 to 6 2014, media reports said, quoting travel agencies. According to Bulgarian Border […]
Bulgaria’s Black Sea city of Varna began putting up tourist maps in English at bus stops on May 3 2014. The maps, which also include a directory in Russian, highlight […]
Bulgaria will step up police presence and advice to hoteliers this summer to ensure greater security in places where increased numbers of foreign tourists are expected. This is according to […]
One swallow may not a summer make, but once again mid-April has seen a flight in of the early birds of Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach tourism season, a group of 360 […]
After many snowless weeks, Bulgaria’s major ski resorts welcomed the snowfall that reached the country this past weekend – but even during the days of artificial powder, have been seeing […]
The lack of snow in Bulgaria so far in January 2014 has mixed implications for the country, meaning losses on some fronts but savings on others. Weather forecasters are describing […]
