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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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Bulgaria 

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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Tourism Minister awards finalists in competition for poster to promote Bulgaria

August 1, 2025August 1, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Tourism Minister Miroslav Borshosh has awarded the finalists in the competition for a poster to promote Bulgaria as a year-round

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Bulgaria 

NSI: Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria for holidays in June 2025 down 4.8% y/y

July 29, 2025July 30, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were 748 512 visits by non-residents to Bulgaria for holidays in June 2025, a decrease of 4.8 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria ranks second in EU’s annual bathing waters survey

June 20, 2025June 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria has increased its score in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters in

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Bulgaria 

UK citizens may now use e-gates at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport

June 17, 2025June 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen, Sofia Airport, tourism

British citizens may now use the e-gates at Bulgaria’s Sofia Airport Terminal 2. The facilitation will be implemented in compliance

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