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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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Leisure 

Countdown begins to Bansko 2016 ski season opening on December 17

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

The Bansko 2016/17 ski season starts on December 17 2016. The countdown begins. The opening ceremony and first day on

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Podcast: Bulgaria’s Bansko after 25 countries in 25 months

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcast, podcasts, tourism

Brit Sarah Carter and her husband spend the summer in Bansko having visited 25 countries in 25 months. She was

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Bulgaria 

Is Bansko expensive? The Post Office ski resort survey 2016

October 8, 2016October 8, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Bansko wins the award for the seventh time in the postoffice survey of ski resorts (see http://www.postoffice.co.uk/my-travel/ski-report-2016 survey). I always

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli, Russian and UK school holidays 2017

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning a ski trip? Want to know when are the school holidays? Here are the Bulgarian, Greek, Romanian, Turkish, Israeli,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport to close from end of October to end of December

October 2, 2016October 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism

Bulgaria’s Bourgas Airport on the Black Sea coast will be closed to flights from October 31 to December 30 2016

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