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Visits to Bulgaria by foreign tourists up 5.5% in January – September 2018 – official

October 30, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of visits to Bulgaria by foreign tourists in January to September 2018 was 5.5 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Plovdiv faces tourist accommodation challenge as European Capital of Culture 2019 approaches

October 28, 2018October 31, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

The number of tourists coming to Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv is expected to double in 2019 when it holds the

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Number of Chinese tourists visiting Bulgaria rose 43% in 2017 – Tourism Ministry

October 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry said on October 22 that the number of Chinese tourists visiting the country increased by 43 per

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Bulgaria’s Bansko ‘Best value ski resort in Europe’: Beyond the hype

October 20, 2018October 25, 2018 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson, tourism

Every year, in numerous articles in the media, Bulgaria’s Bansko is acclaimed the best value ski resort in Europe. This

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Tourism Minister: Bulgaria to launch interactive map of spa destinations

October 4, 2018October 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

An interactive map of spa destinations in Bulgaria will be ready in about a month, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria earned 2BN euro from foreign tourism in first seven months of 2018 – Tourism Minister

September 21, 2018September 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Revenue from international tourism in Bulgaria in the first seven months of 2018 added up to more than two billion

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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry moves to de-list 71 tourist companies

September 19, 2018September 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on September 19 that it had initiated the procedures to terminate the registration and delete

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian capital Sofia seeing ‘unprecedented tourism boom’ – report

September 13, 2018September 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian capital city Sofia has become a much more popular and preferred tourist destination, with a stable increase in tourism

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Bulgaria 

More than 6500 non-EU nationals employed at Bulgaria’s summer resorts in 2018 – report

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

More than 6500 citizens of non-EU countries have been employed since May 2018 to work at Bulgaria’s Black Sea resorts

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