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Half of eco tours in Bulgaria booked by foreigners

July 22, 2015July 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria earns about 25 million euro from eco tourism, with close to half of eco tours in the country booked

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Shortage of lifeguards among rules broken at Bulgarian beaches

July 21, 2015July 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgarian authorities have been inspecting beaches held under concession contracts, finding rule-breaking such as shortages of lifeguards and stalls being

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria reshuffles budget to boost tourism promotion by 2M leva

July 15, 2015July 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s cabinet has reshuffled the 2015 budget of the Ministry of Tourism to provide an additional two million leva (about

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Bulgaria’s Black Sea Varna and Bourgas report drop in summer tourists

July 5, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bourgas, tourism, Varna

At the height of the summer tourism season at Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, hoteliers in Varna say tourist numbers are

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria boosts police at Black Sea resorts ahead of peak summer season

July 3, 2015July 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff beaches, Bourgas, tourism, Varna

Bulgaria has seconded police from elsewhere in the country to Black Sea beach resorts including Sunny Beach and Golden Sands

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Europe 

Greece received just 500 million euro from cruises in 2014

June 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece, tourism

The champion in cruise revenue in 2014 was Italy with 4601 million euro, followed by Germany with 3254 million euro,

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Bollywood star Ajay Devgan to feature in video to promote Bulgarian tourism

June 14, 2015June 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bollywood star actor, producer and director Ajay Devgan is to star in a video to promote Bulgarian tourism, to be

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Bulgaria Leisure 

Bulgaria’s Albena to invest 130M leva in upgrading resort

June 14, 2015June 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

The Albena company is to invest more than 130 million leva (about 66.4 million euro) in upgrading the Bulgarian Black

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s consumer protection commission, standards bureau, launch summer 2015 campaigns

June 9, 2015June 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, Varna

Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) has launched its Summer 2015 campaign to inform tourists of their rights and to receive

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