Tourist guides and mountain guides whose activities have been suspended due to the restrictive measures related to the pandemic will also be able to receive financial assistance. A new project will provide a total of 1.5 m euros for 1,500 people to..
For the fifth time in a row, the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism has awarded the representatives of businesses, municipalities and media outlets its the Annual Tourism Awards. This year's edition of the competition was held according to rules in accordance..
The winners in the online voting for the annual awards in tourism organized by the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism will be announced tonight. The initiative aims to contribute to the promotion of Bulgarian tourism by presenting to the public the..
The Bulgarian government has approved a rise in the budget of the Ministry of Tourism by 1,245,000 euros, BTA has reported. The money is aimed at a massive advertising campaign to promote winter tourism in Bulgaria, both in the domestic and in..
“For the tourism industry it is important that it start functioning on 22 December. The sector is categorically against German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call for the closure of skiing resorts,” said Assoc. Prof. Rumen Draganov, chairman of the..
There is a reduction in reservations, but the expectations are for more bookings from Bulgarian and foreign tourists at the last minute. This became clear after a meeting of Bulgaria's Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova with the tourist sector..
Tourism remains the worst affected sector by the coronavirus crisis. “We are not going to talk about strong winter tourist season as we are expecting a 70% decline in this sector”, Bulgaria’s Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova said..
Bulgaria’s hotel sector is ready to provide over 3,000 beds across the country to accommodate quarantined persons, people in self-isolation, relatives of Covid-19 patients and medics seconded to other towns and cities. The topic will be discussed on..
In September 2020, the number of trips of Bulgarians nationals abroad amounted to 555,600, which was 15% less than those registered in September 2019 , the National Statistical Institute announced. The number of visits of foreign nationals to..
Representatives of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria and the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association met with Minister of Tourism Mariyana Nikolova, the ministry press service has announced. The representatives..
