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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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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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NSI: Visits by non-residents to Bulgaria in December 2023 up 3.1% y/y

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

In December 2023, the number of visits of non-residents to Bulgaria was 785 446, an increase of 3.1 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s mountain resorts offer events on weekend of World Snow Day

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

World Snow Day 2024 is on January 21, and Bulgaria’s mountain resorts of Borovets and Bansko have arranged events linked

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Bulgaria 

Tourism Ministry: Bulgaria’s membership of Schengen will increase foreign tourists’ interest in country

January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff Schengen, tourism

Bulgaria’s Schengen membership will increase foreign tourists’ interest in the country, the Tourism Ministry said on January 17 after minister

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Business 

Eurostat: EU tourism industry eclipsed pre-pandemic levels in 2023

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

In 2023, European Union tourism continued to show signs of rebounding from the Covid-19 pandemic, EU statistics agency Eurostat said

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2023/24 season

December 16, 2023December 16, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s Bansko mountain resort opened its 2023/24 season on December 16, following Pamporovo and Borovets that opened theirs the day

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s ski resorts open, but Interior Ministry warns against non-essential travel

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resorts of Pamporovo and Borovets opened their 2023/24 ski season on December 15, with Bansko to follow on

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