Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Tourism wants clarity over summer season

Photo: archive

Bulgaria is to extend the emergency epidemic situation, announced this country’s outgoing Premier Boyko Borissov at a meeting with representatives of the tourism industry, broadcast live on Facebook. The summer tourist season will pass in compliance with all Covid-19 health and safety protocols, said Bulgaria’s outgoing Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova.

70% of the hotels in the largest resort complex "Sunny Beach" will not open during the forthcoming summer tourist season, said the Chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Owners in Tourism Georgi Nikolchev and asked for clarity on how foreign tourists will be entering this country. Georgi Nikolchev also asked how Russian tourists would be attracted to Bulgaria, as Turkey introduced a lockdown because of the large number of coronavirus cases in this country. 




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Chairski lakes are nature’s “superhero”

Chairski lakes are a protected area in the Western Rhodopes, known for their naturally formed landslide lakes. They are covered in a thick carpet of peat, surrounded by green meadows and centuries-old spruce forests. The lakes are located 19..

updated on 10/3/24 12:55 PM

More than 900,000 Bulgarians travelled abroad in August

The trips of Bulgarian citizens abroad in August 2024 were 903,400, or 8.3% more in comparison to August 2023, the National Statistical Institute has reported.  Trips for the purpose of rest and excursion increased in August by..

published on 9/27/24 1:36 PM

Bulgaria sees 5% growth in foreign tourists this year

Since the beginning of the year, 10.7 million foreigners have visited Bulgaria, Rumen Draganov, director of the Institute for Analyses and Evaluations in Tourism, told BNR. This represents a 5% increase over last year. According to Rumen..

published on 9/24/24 2:37 PM