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Proposed new EU visa policy: Easier for tourists, tougher for countries that do not take back migrants

March 14, 2018March 16, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Refugees, Schengen, tourism

The European Commission said on March 14 that it was proposing to reform the EU’s common visa policy “to adapt

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Bulgaria 

Sofia Airport reports 3.7% passenger traffic increase in February 2018

March 13, 2018March 14, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Sofia Airport saw a 3.7 per cent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers in February 2018, 473 242 versus 456 212 in the

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Bulgaria 

Road repairs in areas of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast planned for summer 2018

March 11, 2018March 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

Road repairs are to get underway ahead of and during summer 2018 in parts of Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast. As

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s long weekend ends: Avalanche warnings, landslides and swollen rivers

March 5, 2018March 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria approached the end of its Liberation Day long weekend on March 5, with warnings of avalanches in some mountain

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria heads for chilly Liberation Day long weekend

March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Weather forecasts for Bulgaria’s long weekend around the March 3 Liberation Day national holiday foresee wintry conditions with rain and

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Europe 

EU to give free Interrail train passes to 30 000 teens

March 2, 2018March 5, 2018 Deutsche Welle tourism

The European Commission has set aside a sum of cash to provide young Europeans turning 18 this year with a free

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Tourism Ministry: 437 000 foreign tourists in January 2018, 19% increase

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than 437 000 foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in January 2018, an increase of 19 per cent compared with January

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Business 

Air travel and tourism: Options become more exotic

February 27, 2018February 28, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

The laws of economics and of supply-and-demand theory seem to be severely questioned when low-cost airlines enter a market. It

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Bulgaria 

Borissov in Riyadh: Talks on strengthening political, trade and investment ties between Saudi Arabia and Bulgaria

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, energy, tourism

Topics ranging from the fight against terrorism to statements of Saudi Arabian interest in investing in five-star hotels in Bulgaria

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