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Additional signs put out to mark dangerous areas near Bulgaria’s Bansko ski slopes

February 8, 2019February 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The Pirin National Park Directorate and the Mountain Rescue Service in Bulgaria’s winter resort Bansko have added additional temporary signs

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: More than nine million foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2018, a new record

January 28, 2019January 30, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were more than 9.2 million foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in 2018, a figure 4.4 per cent higher than

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Bulgaria 

Number of visits by foreigners to Bulgaria in 2018 beat previous year – statistics institute

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

December 2018 maintained the trend of every single month of the year seeing higher numbers of arrivals of visitors to

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria Tourism Ministry: No tourists in distress in mountain resorts after heavy snowfalls

January 27, 2019January 28, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism said on January 27 that it was in constant touch with mayors and district governors and

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Bulgaria 

Cut-price ski passes for children as Bansko celebrates World Snow Day on January 20

January 18, 2019January 18, 2019 Lance Nelson tourism

World Snow Day in Bansko comes around every year. And in 2019 it is on January 20, Sunday. Bansko ski

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Bulgaria 

Bansko: Excellent conditions set to continue, lots more snow arrives on January 23

January 18, 2019 Lance Nelson tourism

What a fabulous first few Bansko ski weeks of 2019 we’ve been having. Loads of smiles and as the queues

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Bulgaria 

Increase of 4.9% in foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria in January-November 2018

December 30, 2018January 3, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were more than 8.834 million visits by foreign tourists to Bulgaria in January to November 2018, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Greek and Romanian police join Bulgarian counterparts in patrolling Bansko

December 18, 2018December 18, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

For the latest consecutive year, police from Greece and Romania have joined their counterparts from Bulgaria to work in mixed

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko, Borovets winter resorts open 2018/19 ski season

December 15, 2018December 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s winter resorts of Bankso and Borovets opened the 2018/19 ski season on December 15, a week after the other

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