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Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Intensive talks on resuming charter flights on June 15

May 20, 2020May 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Intensive talks are underway with countries with coronavirus epidemic situations similar to that of Bulgaria so that charter flights can

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s PM says considering allowing restaurants to fully open as of June 1

May 19, 2020May 21, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s government is considering allowing restaurants to fully re-open as of June 1, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on May

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19 in Bulgaria: Tourism Ministry posts rules for hotels and catering establishments

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has published on its website a draft of detailed instructions for the operation of accommodation and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: VAT cut for restaurants and hotels to take effect this year

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

A few hours after saying that value-added tax for restaurants and places of entertainment registered under the Tourism Act would

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko says mass testing shows town ‘clean’ of coronavirus

May 12, 2020May 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s municipality of Bansko said on May 12 that mass testing for coronavirus, carried out after the town was quarantined

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Revenue from tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plunged 56% in March

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Revenue from nights spent in tourist accommodation in Bulgaria plummeted by 56.6 per cent in March 2020 compared with March

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Bulgaria 

29 hotel, restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria plan national protests

May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Twenty-nine hotel and restaurant and tourism associations in Bulgaria say that they will hold a national protest in front of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister: Domestic tourism resumes on May 13

May 8, 2020May 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Domestic tourism in Bulgaria will resume on May 13, when the end of the State of Emergency means that the

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Bulgaria 

Covid-19: Bulgaria’s Health Minister amends order on table spacing, swimming pools

May 5, 2020May 7, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus, tourism

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health Kiril Ananiev has amended his order governing the opening, as of May 6, of outdoor areas

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