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Russian children’s holiday complex in Bulgaria set for quiet year as Moscow boycotts

March 24, 2015March 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism

The sprawling holiday complex built for Russian children at Kamchia on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast is set for a quiet

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko begins discounts to drum up business at Easter

March 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Hoteliers in Bulgaria’s winter resort of Bansko are to offer significant discounts to attract guests during the Easter holidays, public

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Bulgaria 

Mixed views on prospects for Bulgaria’s summer tourism season

March 19, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria will have a very difficult summer tourism season because of an expected decrease in Russian and Ukrainian tourists, but

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian government approves BH Air for Sofia-Kolkata flights

February 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism, travel

The Bulgarian cabinet has approved BH Air to carry out flights on the Sofia-Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)-Sofia route, a government media

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria eases issuing of tourist visas to Russians, Ukrainians

February 8, 2015February 10, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, tourism, Ukraine

Procedures for issuing tourist visas to nationals of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Georgia will be eased,

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Bulgaria 

Facing downturn in Russian and Ukrainian tourists, Bulgaria plans to boost domestic tourism

January 26, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

With unofficial estimates projecting a halving of the number of Russian and Ukrainian tourists to visit Bulgaria this year, the

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Bulgaria 

Ski season opens on Sofia’s Vitosha mountain

January 2, 2015January 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, tourism

The ski season opens officially on Sofia’s Vitosha mountain on January 2 2015. The opening ceremony is scheduled for 6pm,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian state railways announces new Sofia – Budapest trains

December 14, 2014December 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Hungary, Sofia, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ has included in its new schedule two “fast trains” connecting Sofia and Budapest via Romania. The

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Optimistic outlook for more tourists as Bulgarian ski resorts open season

December 13, 2014December 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s three major mountain resorts – Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo – officially opened the winter ski season on December 13

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