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Borovets starts new winter season on December 20
Winter season 2009/2010 will start on December 20 in the mountain resort of Borovets.
Organizers of the event promise a snow fest and numerous surprises for all visitors. Ski and snowboard demonstrations, competitions for snow figures and horseback riding are some of the events to mark the opening.
Borokids child park and Boroland theme park will work free of charge for the opening.
Borovets also announced lift pass prices. One day cards during the week cost 55 leva for adults and 33 leva for ch...
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Date: 2009-12-14 17:22:31 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Bulgaria’s Bansko opens officially winter season 2009/2010
Olympic and world ski champions attended the official opening of winter season 2009/2010 in Bulgaria’s Bansko resort. They took part in demonstrations on the ski run and in a slalom competition.
Snow, music, dances and warm drinks welcomed tourist who came to witness the opening ceremony.
Marc Girardelli won the slalom in competition with Pirmin Zurbriggen, Bulgarian skier Petar Popangelov, Bojan Krizaj, Paul Accola, Patrick Ortlieb, Peter Muller and Hubert Strolz.
The race took place at Alber...
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Date: 2009-12-14 17:18:43 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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International tourists visiting Bulgaria generate two billion euro revenue
Bulgaria’s revenue from international tourist visits reached 2.27 billion euro from January to October 2009, Ministry of Economy, Energy and tourism announced.
The figure is 1.3 percent higher than revenue for the same period of 2008.
Foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria during the 10 months of 2009 decreased 0.2 percent. Bulgarian travels to foreign countries decreased 11.2 percent.
Visits of tourists from EU member countries increased 2.9 percent. The number of EU visitors who came to Bulgaria t...
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Date: 2009-12-13 12:52:23 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Palma de Mallorca cooperates with Bulgaria’s Sandanski in the sphere of tourism
Aina Calvo, the mayor of Palma de Mallorca will visit Bulgaria’s Sandanski to mark the fraternization of the two municipalities, Standart daily reported.
Sandanski and Palma de Mallorca will cooperate in the sphere of tourism. The Spanish experience will be very useful for Sandanski’s businesses, member of parliament Sandanski mayor Mladen Timchev said. Spanish hotel owners visited Sandanski and advised their Bulgarian counterparts, Timchev said.
The Sandanski association of hotel and restaurant...
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Date: 2009-12-08 07:02:05 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Bulgarian tourists have wide range of winter tourism opportunities in Europe
Bulgarian skiers have plenty of opportunities for their winter vacation. TouristMedia.info researched winter destinations in Europe that offer affordable tourism packages and a quality winter sports experience.
Prices for accommodation and other services in Austrian and Italian resorts are close to those in Bulgarian resorts. A number of tour operators offer package vacation in Austria. For example a seven-night stay in a three-star hotel in the Austrian resorts Kitzbühel and Pitztal, including ...
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Date: 2009-12-08 06:59:22 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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British own 4000 apartments in Bulgaria’s Bansko
British are the owners of 4000 apartments in the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko, the resort’s mayor Alexander Kravarov told Strouma daily.
About 600 of these apartments are used by tour operators and offer accommodation.
Kravarov met British consul in Bulgaria Ian Barks and discussed the problems that British property investors might face in Bansko.
Meanwhile, Consumer Protection Commissioner Meglena Kuneva said that the European Commission (EC) has received numerous complaints. These complaints...
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Date: 2009-11-17 07:40:48 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo already member of World League of Historical Cities
Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo has been selected to become member of World League of Historical Cities, an organization based in Kyoto, 24 Chasa daily reported.
Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kaloyan Mahlyanov Kotooshu and Japanese ambassador to Bulgaria Tsuneharu Takeda lobbied for the acceptance.
Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Wien and Boston are among the 70 cities that are members of the league.
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Date: 2009-11-12 10:46:14 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Prices in Bulgaria’s winter resorts 40 percent lower than those in French Alps
Tourists searching for inexpensive ski vacations can save up to 40 percent if they travel to Bulgaria instead of to the French Alps, British insurance company InsureandGo survey states as quoted by www.news.directline-holidays.co.uk.
The company compiled the prices of flights, accommodation and lift-passes. According to a survey skiers will spend 819 pounds in Bulgaria for a vacation taking place between Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The price in a French winter resort will be 1366 pounds.
Despi...
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Date: 2009-11-11 11:08:35 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Ski legends open winter season in Bulgaria’s Bansko winter resort
Olympic and world ski champions will be guests of the official opening of the winter season in Bulgaria’s Bansko resort. The ceremony will take place on December 12, Troud daily reported.
Pirmin Zurbriggen – four times winner of the World Cup and Olympic champion and world champion Peter Mueller are among the official guests. The best Slovenian skier Bojan Krizaj is also expected to take part in the event.
Alberto Tomba, Rosi Mittermaier, Janica Kostelic were among the guests of the winter seaso...
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Date: 2009-11-11 11:05:15 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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Bulgaria to participate in World Travel Market in London
Bulgaria will participate in the international tourism fair World Travel Market (WTM) in London from November 9 to 12.
This edition of the fair will be its 30th. Bulgaria is participating for the 29th time.
Bulgaria’s booth is situated in Europe and the Mediterranean region sector in the fair.
Bulgaria will present various types of tourism among which cultural, sport alternative, adventure and spa tourism.
Bulgarian Deputy Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Ivo Marinov will participate in WTM....
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Date: 2009-11-09 11:00:03 | Source: BulgariaGazette.com
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