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Bulgaria’s Plovdiv reports rise in earnings from tourism in 2017

September 15, 2017September 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Businesses and local authorities in Plovdiv are reporting increases in earnings from tourism, and a marked rise in the number

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Minister: Bulgaria has no national law regarding nudism

September 8, 2017September 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria has no national legal regulation on the practice of nudism, Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova told the National Assembly during

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian supreme court rules in Kara Dere case: Camping outside official campsites is not illegal

September 8, 2017September 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Camping outside official campsites is not illegal, Bulgaria’s Supreme Administrative Court has ruled in a final judgment on the case

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian tavern in hot water over illegal charge for patrons

August 22, 2017August 23, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A Bulgarian tavern in the northern Black Sea coastal resort village of Kranevo could face a large fine after being

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Bulgaria 

Sunny Beach raids: Bulgarian PM Borissov defends Simeonov

August 17, 2017August 22, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has come to the defence of one of his deputy prime ministers, ultra-nationalist leader Valeri

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Bulgaria 

Protest, threats of court action against Bulgarian deputy PM over Sunny Beach raids

August 16, 2017August 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Valeri Simeonov

Organisers who cancelled a DJ festival at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast because of the series of raids of places of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian authorities carry out check-ups in Sunny Beach, other Black Sea summer resorts

August 13, 2017August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

For a second consecutive night, teams from Bulgaria’s police, tax agency, food, health and labour inspectorates carried out check-ups in

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Bulgaria 

More than half of Bulgarians cannot afford a week’s holiday away from home – Eurostat

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than half of Bulgarians cannot afford a week’s holiday away from home, making them among the worst-off in the

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Bulgaria 

Food safety, tourism authorities check summer holiday resorts on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast

July 23, 2017July 25, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Inspectors from Bulgaria’s Food Safety Agency are carrying out intensified inspections of catering establishments and food business outlets all along

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