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Bulgaria’s summer 2018 season: Close to 1000 police deployed to resorts

August 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Close to 1000 additional police officers from all over Bulgaria have been deployed to the country’s Black Sea coastal resorts

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s state-owned hotels: World Bank report critical of costs and losses

July 29, 2018August 1, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A new World Bank report outlines the millions of leva in losses incurred by Bulgaria’s state-owned hotels. The report covers

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Bulgaria 

Israeli tourists visiting Bulgaria up by close to 32% – Tourism Minister

July 20, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Israel, tourism

The number of Israeli tourists who visited Bulgaria in January to May 2018 was 31.8 per cent higher than in

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Bulgaria 

First for Bulgaria as audio tour added to narrow-gauge train

July 15, 2018July 18, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

For the first time in Bulgaria, an audio tour system has been added to the Rodopi narrow-gauge train, offering information

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Bulgaria 

Russian airline Aeroflot begins regular flights between Moscow and Bulgaria’s Bourgas

July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Russia, tourism

Russian flag carrier Aeroflot began regular direct flights between Moscow and the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Bourgas on July

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Tourism: Does demand create supply or supply create demand?

July 1, 2018July 3, 2018 Mark Thomas tourism

Does demand create supply or does supply create demand? A question that sounds like something taken from an economics class.

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Europe 

New EU consumer protection rules for holidaymakers take effect on July 1

June 30, 2018July 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

As of July 1 2018, travellers in the EU booking package holidays will enjoy stronger consumer rights, the European Commission

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Bulgaria 

Official investigation contradicts Simeonov’s claims about ‘illegal’ beach bars at Sunny Beach

June 18, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works has announced the results of an investigation that found that, in spite

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Bulgaria 

Summer 2018: Bulgarian railways has shortfall of sleeping car tickets on trains to the coast

June 18, 2018June 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, Sofia, tourism, Varna

Just as the summer holiday season begins to pick up speed, getting a place in a Bulgarian railways sleeping car

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