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Israelis were largest group of foreign tourists in Plovdiv in June 2019 – statistics institute

August 23, 2019August 26, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Israelis made up the largest group of foreign tourists who visited Plovdiv in June 2019, Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI)

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria railways offering vintage steam train excursion on September 6

August 23, 2019August 27, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering an excursion on a narrow-gauge train, pulled by a Polish-made locomotive dating from 1949,

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Perspectives 

Commentary: Bulgaria’s summer 2019 tourist season

August 21, 2019August 27, 2019 Mark Thomas tourism

Summer is finally here in Bulgaria, but what appears not to be here are masses of tourists. Of course, the

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Overnight stays earned Bulgarian tourism 484M leva in first half of 2019

August 13, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Revenue from overnight stays in places of accommodation in Bulgaria in the first half of 2019 exceeded 484 million leva

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian police shut down ‘retro’ photo stall over Nazi uniforms

August 10, 2019August 15, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews, tourism

Police in the Bulgarian Black Sea summer resort town of Sozopol have shut down a “retro” photo booth that had

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Business 

US investor building 300M leva entertainment complex in Bulgaria’s Svilengrad

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A large US fund is investing close to 300 million leva (about 150 million euro) in a large tourist entertainment

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister expects 50% increase in budget for advertising

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

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism will seek an increase of at least 50 per cent in the budget for advertising for

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs change rules to fast-track beach concession tenders

July 18, 2019July 22, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved at second reading on July 18 amendments to the Concessions Act, meant to simplify the rules for

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Bulgaria 

Archaeology: Remnants of Roman dwelling found in centre of Bulgaria’s Plovdiv

July 11, 2019July 12, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

A team from heating energy distribution firm EVN Toplofikatsiya has found remnants of a Roman dwelling with a clay pipeline,

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