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Bulgaria’s Pamporovo opens 2025/26 ski season

December 28, 2025December 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Pamporovo, one of Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts, opened its 2025/26 ski season on December 28. The official first day

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Bulgaria’s Borovets opens its 2025/26 ski season

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Borovets is officially opening the winter season on December 27 with a large-scale festive event, marking the start of

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Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2025/26 ski season

December 13, 2025December 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko opened its 2025/26 ski season on December 13, and for the first time in the

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Bulgarian railways offering Christmas trains drawn by steam engines

November 28, 2025November 29, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism, Veliko Turnovo

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has announced a series of festive excursions of trains drawn by steam trains in connection with

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South Africa lifts visa requirements for Bulgarians

October 16, 2025October 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Holders of ordinary Bulgarian passports may enter and reside in the Republic of South Africa without the need for a

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New trilingual digital guide to Bulgaria’s beautiful Devetaki Plateau

October 14, 2025October 16, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Non-profit organisation the Devetaki Plateau Associaton has presented a digital portfolio in three languages – Bulgarian, English and Romanian –

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NSI: Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue in July 2025 up 15.9% y/y

September 12, 2025September 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The total revenue from nights spent in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in July 2025 was 15.9 per cent higher

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry, Bourgas, launch ‘LongSummer’ campaign to extend tourist season

September 4, 2025September 4, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on September 4 that it has launched “LongSummer” (ДългоЛятие – DulgoLyatie) – the first initiative

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Revenue of Bulgaria’s accommodation establishments in June 2025 up 26% y/y

August 12, 2025August 12, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Total revenue from nights spent in accommodation establishments in Bulgaria in June 2025 was 26 per cent higher than in

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