Bulgarian tour operators and travel agents are hoping the new parliament will reconsider the decision to revert to the higher VAT (20%) for the industry as of 1 July. They are insisting that tourist packages be subject to 9% VAT until the end of..
The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry is posting additional staff at consular missions to cope with the tourist industry’s increasing needs of foreign workers during the summer season, reads the Foreign Ministry’s position regarding an interview given by..
"Money for salaries in the tourist sector has increased many times, but there are no staff in Bulgaria." This statement about the state of the tourism industry in Bulgaria was made by Veselin Nalbantov, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian Hotel and..
The largest annual tourism forum in Bulgaria will take place from March 13 to 15 at the Inter Expo Center in Sofia . The 40th edition of "Vacation & SPA" will bring together over 200 exhibitors from three continents - Europe, Asia and Africa. The..
The information coming in from Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast this summer seems contradictory. The tourist industry can’t seem to agree what kind of season they are having. Some say it is a slow season, others are satisfied and say there is a..
We open up with a summary of leading news and stories today and weather report for tomorrow. Next, workers in the tourist industry describe the ski season in the resort of Pamporovo and in the nearby town of Chepelare as surprisingly good...
In early April, tour operators need to know if they will be allowed to organize tourist trips during the Easter holiday. In an interview for the Bulgarian National Television, Prof. Rumen Draganov from the Bulgarian Tourist Union clarified that the..
In this critical year for the tourist industry the state budget is planning a considerable increase in funding for marketing the Bulgarian tourist product, with a record of almost 20 million Leva . But the unpredictable situation connected..
Tourism Expo is taking place in Varna on the Black Sea. The aim of the exposition is to find new models for coping with the crisis in the tourism industry caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Tour operators and hoteliers are discussing..
“The coronavirus changed the rules in the tourist business but the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism failed to react in time with anti-crisis measures,” said Ilin Dimitrov, chairman of the Varna Chamber of Tourism for Radio Varna. In his..
