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Bulgaria’s Tourism Ministry launches international advertising campaign on National Geographic, 24 Kitchen

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Tourism has launched a large-scale international advertising campaign on the National Geographic and 24 Kitchen channels, part

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Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in January 2025 up 6.5% y/y

February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were a total of 283 820 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in January 2025, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Foreign visitor arrivals in Bulgaria for holidays in 2024 up 8.8% y/y

February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

There were a total of 5 793 225 arrivals of visitors from abroad in Bulgaria in 2024, an increase of

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Bulgaria 

Tourists visiting Bulgaria’s capital Sofia up 10% in 2024 y/y

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia continues to attract more and more tourists, with a significant increase of 10 per cent in

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Arrivals of visitors from abroad for holidays in Bulgaria up 20% y/y in December 2024

January 28, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of visits to Bulgaria by non-residents for holidays in December 2024 was 20 per cent higher than in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Vitosha to officially open ski season on December 26

December 20, 2024December 20, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The official start of the ski season on Bulgaria’s Vitosha mountain, on the outskirts of capital city Sofia, will be

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Borovets mountain resort to officially open 2024/25 winter season on December 21

December 10, 2024December 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Borovets is to officially open its 2024/25 winter season on December 21 “but if the weather

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Eurostat: Passengers at EU ports in 2023 still below pre-Covid levels

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, the EU ports recorded 395.3 million passengers, marking a 5.8 per cent increase compared with 2022 (374 million), EU statistics agency

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Bulgaria’s Bansko to open ski area on December 6

December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The ski area in Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort is to open earlier than planned, on December 6, according to the

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