Traffic at Bulgaria’s border check points with Romania in September continues to be heavy at certain times of day. Tourists from Romania choose to spend their holidays on Bulgaria’s northern black Sea coastline because of the fine beaches and the bargain prices at the local hotels. Nevertheless, there is an enormous decline in the number of tourists visiting the country this summer. A mere 372,000 foreign tourists spent their holidays on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast in the June-end of August period, Ministry of Tourist data show, whereas in previous years more than 5 million tourists from abroad came to the country over the same period. Still, many Bulgarians chose to spend their holidays in this country this summer – an increase of 15% compared to last year.
The problems related to electricity cuts in some places in the country did not affect the way tourists welcomed 2025 in the places of accommodation, Rumen Draganov from the Institute for Analyses and Assessments in Tourism has told..
The ski season started earlier than usual in Bulgaria this year, thanks to the early snowfall. In Bansko, the ski runs opened to the public early, in the first days of December , and the official start to the season was given a week later . The other..
While Bulgaria is going through yet another political crisis, the sense of impasse is deepening and the division and discontent in society prevail, there is one sector that has managed to break this ominous pattern - tourism . In 2024, Bulgaria not..
The winter resort of Pamporovo in the Rhodope Mountain is crowded. We are experiencing a strong season and an increase in tourists from Romania, Greece..
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