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Eurostat: Tourism trips by residents of EU in 2023 up close to 6% y/y

October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In 2023, residents of the European Union made 1.14 billion tourism trips with at least one overnight stay, a 5.7 per cent (+61.6

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways’ vintage narrow-gauge train to run in August, alongside Bansko Jazz Fest

July 21, 2024August 27, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offer trips on a vintage narrow-gauge train from August 3 to 10. The trips coincide

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offering narrow-gauge railway excursions in July

July 2, 2024July 2, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

A special narrow-gauge railway train will travel every Saturday and Sunday in July 2024 from Septemvri station to Velingrad and

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Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria up 1.1% in April 2024

May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

In April 2024, the number of visits by non-residents to Bulgaria was 1.1 per cent higher than in April 2023,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria scores highly again in EU’s annual bathing waters survey

May 28, 2024May 28, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria has further improved its score in the European Environment Agency (EEA) annual report on the quality of bathing waters

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian railways offers steam train trip for Kazanluk’s Rose Festival

May 25, 2024May 25, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff BDZ, tourism

Bulgarian state railways BDZ and the municipality of Kazanluk are organising a special train trip for visitors to the town’s

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s warm weather: Just one mountain resort’s ski zone still open

April 7, 2024April 7, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko is the country’s only ski destination still continuing its season, after Borovets and Pamporovo ended

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Ministry expects tourist visits to Bulgaria this past winter to have risen 5%

April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Between December 1 2023 and March 25 2024, there were 1.8 million tourist registrations in Bulgaria, and the country’s Tourism

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Ministry: 5% increase in tourists visiting Bulgaria in current winter season y/y

February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

A total of 937 527 tourists were registered as having visited Bulgaria between December 1 2023 and January 31 2024,

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