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Thomas Cook: Bad decisions and personal interest consign them to the graveyard of travel

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

Arguably the most iconic of travel brands, Thomas Cook, has collapsed after 178 years of business, leaving a train of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry willing to back possible class action against Thomas Cook

September 25, 2019September 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism would be willing to assist Bulgarian hoteliers in lodging class action against bankrupt holiday firm Thomas

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian hoteliers seek tax break to survive Thomas Cook bankruptcy

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Minister of Tourism is to ask for a meeting with the country’s Finance Minister and hoteliers who are seeking

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Bulgaria 

Flights begin repatriating Thomas Cook customers from Bulgaria

September 24, 2019September 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The repatriation of foreign tourists who had arrived on holiday in Bulgaria on flights of the now-defunct Thomas Cook holiday

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Bulgaria 

Thomas Cook bankruptcy: Bulgarian Tourism Minister calls emergency meeting of tour operators

September 23, 2019September 25, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The bankruptcy of the Thomas Cook holiday firm will cause quite serious difficulties with regard to plans for Bulgaria’s 2020

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2019 summer tourism season was ‘good’ – Tourism Minister

September 22, 2019September 24, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s 2019 summer season was good and saw gains in a number of markets despite increased international competition, Tourism Minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering steam train excursion on September 22

September 13, 2019September 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ said that because of the great interest in retro rolling stock, it is organising another steam

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Bulgaria 

Number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria in July 2019 down 3.2% – NSI

August 27, 2019August 29, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

The number of foreign tourists who visited Bulgaria in July 2019 was 3.2 per cent lower than in July 2018,

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Bulgaria 

Orient Express visits Bulgaria’s cities of Rousse and Varna

August 27, 2019August 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Rousse, tourism, Varna

The Venice-Simplon Orient Express, arguably the most famous luxury long-distance train in the world, visited Bulgaria’s Danube city of Rousse

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