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Covid-19 impact: Less than 35% of places of accommodation in Bulgaria saw revenue up in August

September 25, 2020September 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Only about 34.8 per cent of places of accommodation in Bulgaria said that their revenue in August 2020 was higher

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Bulgaria 

Batty tales of Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave and Krushuna waterfalls

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

It took a wretched combination of the communist mindset and the military mind to look on Bulgaria’s Devetashka Cave, the

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments’ revenue down 64.6% in July 2020 y/y

September 11, 2020September 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in July 2020 was 122.4 million leva (about 62.5 million euro),

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Belgium eases restrictions on entry from some parts of Bulgaria

August 27, 2020August 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As of August 27, Belgium has reclassified the south-western region of Bulgaria from a red to an orange zone, meaning

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Foreigner trips to Bulgaria in July 2020 down 66% y/y

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The number of arrivals of visitors from abroad to Bulgaria in July 2020 was 66.1% down compared with July 2019,

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Bulgaria 

Poll: More than 64% of places of accommodation in Bulgaria intend cutting prices of packages

August 25, 2020August 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that 64.3% per cent of places of accommodation surveyed intend

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Germany removes Bulgaria’s Varna from high-risk areas list

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism, Varna

Germany has removed the district of Varna in Bulgaria from its list of high-risk areas, according to a notice posted

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Bulgaria 

Hotels in Bulgaria’s Golden Sands join trend to close early amid Covid-19 crisis

August 23, 2020August 25, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

As is happening with other resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast hard-hit by a lack of tourists in summer 2020

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Bulgaria 

New figures show Covid-19 impact on Bulgarian tourism in Q2 2020

August 21, 2020August 23, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Against the background of Bulgaria’s State of Emergency and subsequent epidemic declaration because of the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a

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