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Tourism Minister: Number of US tourists visiting Bulgaria rose 10.4% in 2018

February 28, 2019March 4, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of US tourists who visited Bulgaria in 2018 was 10.4 per cent higher than in 2017, Tourism Minister

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World’s largest private residential ship to visit Bulgaria’s Bourgas in May 2021

February 18, 2019February 20, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism

MS The World, described as the largest privately-owned residential yacht, will visit Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Bourgas for three

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International Skiing Federation World Cup races in Bansko February 22-24: Prices and info

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Lance Nelson tourism

Bulgaria’s Bansko is hosting races in the International Skiing Federation (FIS) World Cup 2019 from February 22 to 24. This

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Bulgaria Air expands destinations in deal with Air Baltic

February 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

National carrier Bulgaria Air has expanded its portfolio of destinations through a new agreement with the Latvian airline Air Baltic,

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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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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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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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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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