“The percentage of foreign tourists in Pamporovo this winter has been negligible but the Bulgarian tourists saved the season,” commented Mariyan Belyakov, director of the resort for Radio Sofia.
“We had no expectations. We saw that Bulgarian tourists had the potential to compensate to some degree for what we missed from foreign markets,” Mariyan Belyakov as Pamporovo is set to close its ski runs on 11 April.
The expectations for the summer season were very optimistic but the third wave of Covid-19 is raising concerns. The hope now is that the EU vaccination passports will improve planning in the tourist industry, Pamporovo’s director said.
The old button lift in the village of Govedartsi , Samokov Municipality, which takes tourists to the peak of Malyovitsa in the Rila Mountains, is to be modernised as a four-seater chairlift with a capacity of 1,520 people per hour . A proposal has been..
Bulgaria is presenting its own stand at the autumn international tourism fair in Bucharest, which is taking place from 21 to 24 November . Visitors to the Bulgarian stand are taking souvenir photos against the backdrop of photo panels with beautiful..
A country at the centre of ancient civilisations, whose historic sites sit amongst world-ranked Black Sea coastlines and snow-capped World Cup ski resorts, Bulgaria packs a lot of tourism attractions into its compact 111,000 square kilometres. And it's..
The old button lift in the village of Govedartsi , Samokov Municipality, which takes tourists to the peak of Malyovitsa in the Rila Mountains, is to be..
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