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European Commission launches ‘Re-open EU’ information for travellers

June 15, 2020June 15, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

The European Commission is launching on June 15 ‘Re-open EU’, a web platform that contains essential information that the Commission

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Bulgaria 

150 flights to Bulgaria’s Bourgas planned for July 2020 cancelled in a single day

June 11, 2020June 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, new coronavirus, tourism

A total of 150 flights to Bourgas Airport that had been booked for July 2020 had been cancelled in a

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Europe 

EC recommends Schengen countries lift internal border controls by June 15

June 11, 2020June 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, Schengen, tourism

The European Commission is recommending to Schengen visa zone member states and Schengen associated states to lift internal border controls

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Bulgaria 

Cyprus re-opens airports to Bulgaria flights

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

Cyprus re-opened its airports to flights to and from 19 countries including Bulgaria on June 9, the Foreign Ministry in

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Leisure 

Bulgaria’s beaches score improvement in 2019 EU bathing waters survey

June 8, 2020June 1, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s coastal bathing waters remain up to the European Union’s mandatory standards, with the number of sites meeting the “excellent

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Bulgaria 

Most of Bulgaria’s Black Sea, mountain resort hotels will not open this summer – report

June 7, 2020June 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Most of the hotels on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast and in the country’s mountain resorts will not open in summer

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Bulgaria 

Turkey to join resumption of flights to Bulgaria

June 4, 2020June 6, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Turkey is to allow the phased resumption of international flights as of June 10, beginning with a group of countries

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Perspectives 

Tourism: Summer is here – but not as we may know it

June 1, 2020June 4, 2020 Mark Thomas tourism

The summer holiday for many people is a “rite” as opposed to being an option. There are times, of course,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Air restoring Sofia – Varna flight frequency

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism, Varna

Flag carrier Bulgaria Air is restoring a large part of the frequencies of its flights between Sofia and Varna. Since

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