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Record number of foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in April – August 2016 – Tourism Minister

September 30, 2016September 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

More than six million foreign tourists visited Bulgaria in January to August 2016, while the number of foreign visitors to

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Bulgarian government agrees tourism deal with Saudi Arabia

September 13, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on September 13 a memorandum on co-operation in tourism with Saudi Arabia, the government media service said.

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Bulgaria seeing ‘record growth’ in tourism this summer

August 30, 2016August 31, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria is reporting record growth in the number of tourists visiting the country in 2016 and this summer may be

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Seasonal Sofia – Thessaloniki trains in summer 2016 announced

June 30, 2016July 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, tourism

Two international “seasonal” trains between Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and the Greek city of Thessaloniki will run throughout the summer, until

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Bulgaria Tourism Ministry budgets 1.8M leva for tours by foreign journalists

June 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry is calling for bids for contractors to organise tours of the country for foreign journalists, in a

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Bulgarian beach bed, umbrella rental prices soar at some resorts

June 28, 2016June 30, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The price of renting a beach umbrella at Bulgaria’s Irakli is the highest along the country’s Black Sea coastline, at

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Bulgarian Tourism Minister backs Sunny Beach checkpoints plan

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Minister has defended a controversial plan to set up police checkpoints throughout the Black Sea resort of Sunny

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Bulgaria’s revenue agency: Every second trader in Sunny Beach lies about turnover

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Pubs, nightclubs, cafes and car parks in Bulgaria’s Black Sea coastal resort Sunny Beach massively are not reporting their turnovers,

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Police checkpoint plan at Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort irks hoteliers

June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Sparks are flying between hoteliers and police in Bulgaria’s mass-tourism Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast because of

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