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Cruise ship visits to Bulgaria drop after Turkey terrorist attacks

May 6, 2016May 8, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Bourgas, tourism, Turkey

In spite of optimistic forecasts earlier in 2016 that cancellations of cruise ship visits to Turkey because of terrorist attacks

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Perspectives 

Getting Bulgarian railway tours on track

May 5, 2016May 10, 2016 Clive Leviev-Sawyer tourism

Much about Bulgarian state railways BDZ seems to stop a bit short of the platform. It is not that BDZ

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria tops Romanian tourists’ preferences

April 30, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania, tourism

More than a million Romanian tourists visited Bulgaria in 2015, making them the most numerous foreigners in the neighbouring country for

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Seven finalists shortlisted for Bulgaria’s new tourism logo

April 15, 2016April 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry said on April 15 that seven finalists have been selected in the open competition to choose a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs step away from beach camping, parking ban

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved on April 7 2016 the first reading of a repeal of a controversial law banning camping

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarians cut back bookings for Easter holidays in Turkey, Greece – reports

March 15, 2016March 16, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism, Turkey

There is a 40 per cent decrease in the number of Bulgarians intending to visit Turkey at Easter, following a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to backtrack on ban on camping on beaches

March 14, 2016March 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, tourism

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov has told his GERB party to table legislation to repeal a highly controversial ban, recently

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President to approach Constitutional Court over heavy fines for camping on beaches

March 12, 2016March 14, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev, tourism

Bulgarian head of state President Rossen Plevneliev said on March 12 2016 that he would approach the Constitutional Court over

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Ryanair to launch Sofia-Dublin flights in November 2016

January 27, 2016January 29, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will introduce direct flights between Sofia and Dublin, as well as Sofia to Brussels (Charleroi), starting

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