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Wine Enthusiast magazine names Bulgaria’s Plovdiv area among 10 best wine travel destinations of 2017

January 10, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv, tourism

Wine Enthusiast magazine has named the Bulgaria’s Thracian Lowlands area, around Plovdiv, as among its choice of the 10 best

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Ski season on Sofia’s Vitosha Mountain to open with night skiing event on January 3

January 3, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The 2017 ski season on Vitosha Mountain Bulgaria’s capital Sofia is to open with a night skiing event on January

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria moves to reform law on managing Black Sea beaches ‘to improve quality of tourist service’

December 28, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s outgoing Cabinet approved on December 28 amendments to the Black Sea Coast Spatial Planning Act that, if approved, would

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Bulgaria 

Intense traffic warning as hundreds of thousands of Bulgarians head on Festive Season holidays

December 23, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian traffic police estimated that December 23 would see more than 400 000 people set off on their Festive Season

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Leisure 

2016/17 ski season opens in Bulgaria’s Bansko, Borovets resorts

December 17, 2016March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The 2016/17 ski season opens officially in Bulgaria’s winter mountain resorts of Bansko and Borovets on December 17. In Bansko, the

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Business 

Large Bulgarian tour operator files for bankruptcy

December 13, 2016March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgarian tour operator Alfatour, described as one of the largest in the country, has filed for insolvency on December 13,

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Leisure 

Bansko wins Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria in World Travel Awards 2017

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko has been named Best Ski Resort in Bulgaria at the World Travel Awards, winning this for a fourth time in

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Leisure 

Planning your first ski trip to Bansko: Taking control

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning your first ski or snowboarding trip can be daunting. I put together a comprehensive article listing all the winter and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria: Ready for snow clearing – and winter tourists

October 24, 2016October 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Regional Development Minister is boasting of the country being ready to cope with snowy winter conditions – and the

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