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Bulgaria’s 2018 EU Presidency: Bedtime stories

November 13, 2017November 15, 2017 Mark Thomas Bulgaria EU presidency, Sofia, tourism

The acceleration of the date when Bulgaria will take over the seat of the EU Presidency from the first half

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian winter resorts desperately seeking staff as 2017/18 ski season approaches

November 5, 2017November 7, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

With a few weeks to go before Bulgaria’s 2017/18 winter tourism season opens at major ski resorts such as Pamporovo

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s 2017/18 winter tourism season: Forecast of higher numbers, pledge of checks on noise

November 2, 2017November 3, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Several weeks ahead of the official opening ceremonies at Bulgaria’s ski resorts, the country’s tourism minister has forecast increased numbers

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Bulgaria 

Residents and businesses in Plovdiv’s Old Town protest against new barrier rules

November 1, 2017November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Residents and business people in the historic Old Town architectural reserve in Bulgaria’s second city Plovdiv protested on November 1

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Europe 

Bank of Greece: Record high earnings from tourism

October 25, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism

Fresh data from the Bank of Greece show a great increase in the number of tourists and a hike in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria had the largest increase in air passenger numbers in 2016 in EU – Eurostat

October 11, 2017October 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria had the largest increase among all European Union countries in the number of air passengers in 2016, when the

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Bulgaria 

Number of foreign tourists visiting Bulgaria more than 24% up on 2008 – statistics institute

September 27, 2017September 29, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than 10.6 million foreigners visited Bulgaria in 2016, an increase of 24.3 per cent compared with 2008, the National

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Business 

Economic crisis produced 40% plunge in business trips in EU after 2007 – Eurostat

September 26, 2017September 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of business trips in the European Union dropped by 40 per cent between 2007 and 2015, the years

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Business 

Ryanair cancels 22 flights between Sofia and London

September 19, 2017December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Europe’s largest airline, the low coast carrier Ryanair, has cancelled hundreds of flights between September 19 and the end of

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