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The number of tourists visiting Bulgaria is falling, with a notable decrease in Russian tourists, but the first half of the year also has seen significant increases in tourists from […]
Bulgaria earns about 25 million euro from eco tourism, with close to half of eco tours in the country booked by foreigners, according to Lyubomir Popyordanov, head of the Bulgarian […]
Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being put out in excess of those agreed on. Information about […]
Bulgaria’s cabinet has reshuffled the 2015 budget of the Ministry of Tourism to provide an additional two million leva (about a million euro) for advertising the country as a tourist […]
At the height of the summer tourism season at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, hoteliers in Varna say tourist numbers are down compared with 2014, with Bourgas reporting an even larger […]
Bulgaria has seconded police from elsewhere in the country to Black Sea beach resorts including Sunny Beach and Golden Sands ahead of the 2015 peak summer holiday season, while police […]
The champion in cruise revenue in 2014 was Italy with 4601 million euro, followed by Germany with 3254 million euro, the UK with 3155 million euro, Spain with 1208 million […]
Bollywood star actor, producer and director Ajay Devgan is to star in a video to promote Bulgarian tourism, to be broadcast in the Indian market, Bulgarian Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova […]
The Albena company is to invest more than 130 million leva (about 66.4 million euro) in upgrading the Bulgarian Black Sea resort over the next five years. The executive director […]
Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has launched its Summer 2015 campaign to inform tourists of their rights and to receive complaints, the commission said on June 9. The commission said […]
