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  • Bulgaria's Ski Resort Bansko Triumphs Over the Crisis

    Bulgaria's Ski Resort Bansko Triumphs Over the Crisis

    03.01.2010In the last week hotels, ski facilities and restaurants in Bulgaria's mountain resort Bansko (southwestern Bulgaria) work at full speed - not the slightest trace of economic crisis. For New Year eve the small town wa...
  • Serbian, Macedonian and Montenegrin citizens gain visa-free access to Bulgaria

    Serbian, Macedonian and Montenegrin citizens gain visa-free access to Bulgaria

    20.12.2009Serbian, Macedonian and Montenegrin citizens will be able to travel around Europe without visas, starting December 19 2009. The move has been hailed as a big step in the future of European Union integration. Europe...
  • Bansko tourism conditions are perfect

    Bansko tourism conditions are perfect

    15.12.2009The Pirin Mountains have good conditions for tourism, reported the duty of mountain rescue service in Bansko. In the resort town 2cm of snow has fallen. In the higher parts of the mountains the weather is calm. Tempe...
  • Ski legends opened the new winter season in Bansko

    Ski legends opened the new winter season in Bansko

    12.12.2009Ski legends and lots of snow provided the hundreds of tourists and guests of Bansko with pleasant moments and delightful moods on the day of the official opening, which was officially opened by sports Minister, Svilen Ne...
  • 27 Bulgarian Hotels Listed for Sale in Financial Times

    27 Bulgarian Hotels Listed for Sale in Financial Times

    09.12.2009The Business for Sale column of Financial Times has listed 27 Bulgarian hotels and holiday accommodations. The highest sales price is USD 36 M for the four-star “Penelope Palace” near the Black Sea town and resort of ...
  • The opening of the ski season in Bansko can be done on artificial snow

    The opening of the ski season in Bansko can be done on artificial snow

    08.12.2009Bansko expected a drop in temperature as the snow cannons are to be placed on artificial snow. The hopes are that the climatic conditions become typical of winter. Bansko actively preparing for the opening of the wint...
  • The charitable Beautiful Christmas campaign in Bansko is launched

    The charitable Beautiful Christmas campaign in Bansko is launched

    08.12.2009The beginning of the charitable campaign, Beautiful Christmas started today in Bansko. For this purpose, students of NF St. Paisii Hilendarski school, Neophit Rilski in the resort town, St. Kliment Ohridski school in...
  • 100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov was celebrated in Bansko

    100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov was celebrated in Bansko

    07.12.2009Today was the special occasion of 100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov. Flowers and wreaths were left at the poets monument today in Bansko. The celebration was attended by Mayor Alexander Kravarov, Deputy N...
  • Found alive the woman who suffered a fall at the edge of Pirin

    Found alive the woman who suffered a fall at the edge of Pirin

    05.12.2009The two tourists, George Petleshkov and Reni, who got lost in the Pirin Mountain were saved, announced the Mountain Rescue Service. The tourists survived the night in the mountains thanks to good equipment. Three moun...
  • Woman fell into the saddle of Koncheto

    Woman fell into the saddle of Koncheto

    02.12.2009Mountain Rescue Service in Bansko reported a missing woman in a serious condition in the Pirin Mountains. The 2 victims, whose identity has not yet been established, has fallen into the saddle of the area named Horse thi...
  • More foreign touristis this year despite high prices

    More foreign touristis this year despite high prices

    01.12.2009Despite the relatively high prices at Bulgarian winter resorts, the foreign tourists’ reservations have increased by 5% compared to the same time of last year. This data has been announced by the Bulgarian Tourist Cha...
  • Events accompanying the Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    Events accompanying the Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    27.11.2009Over 10 exhibitions were opened today as part of a parallel program of the Ninth International Mountain Film Festival which will be held in Bansko from the 25th to the 29th of November. Tove Skarsteyn the Ambassador o...
  • The new mayor of Razlog is Krassimir Gerchev

    The new mayor of Razlog is Krassimir Gerchev

    23.11.2009Krasimir Gerchev is the new mayor of Razlog Municipality. He won the vote of the partial ballot that took place yesterday, with 200 votes ahead of his opponent Blagoi Dunkin, supported from the Coalition Patriotic Union ...
  • Bansko attracts the attention of Polish tourists

    Bansko attracts the attention of Polish tourists

    23.11.2009Bansko has become an attractive winter destination for its non-traditional Polish tourists. It is expected this winter that the Polish tourists are to visit our wonderful winter resort. Traditionally tourists that com...
  • 550,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria during the winter season

    550,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria during the winter season

    22.11.2009550, 000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria in the coming 4-5 months, so it was said in an interview for FOCUS News Agency, by the Director of the Institute for analysis and assessment in tourism, Rumen Drag...
  • Ski legends will open the winter season in Bansko

    Ski legends will open the winter season in Bansko

    22.11.2009Olympic and world champions will open the winter ski season in Bansko on the 12th December 2009. Among the invitees are the Swiss Pirmin Zurbriggen, four times World Cup winner and Olympic champion from Calgary 88 and...
  • This winter season will repeat the results of 2008/2009

    This winter season will repeat the results of 2008/2009

    22.11.2009The crisis in tourism will result in the summer and an increase in the late entries, told Class President of the Institute for analysis and assessment in tourism, Rumen Draganov. This winter will repeat the results o...
  • Residents of Razlog elect mayor today

    Residents of Razlog elect mayor today

    22.11.2009Today, residents of Razlog Municipality will vote again for a new Mayor. After last sunday none of the five contenders for the Mayor's chair failed to gain over 50 percent of the vote. Only 180 votes did not reach to one...
  • Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    22.11.2009The 9th International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko will bring together 114 films from 27 countries and six continents, 14 meetings with prominent foreign and Bulgarian climbers, speleologists, travelers, adventure se...
  • Positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria

    Positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria

    18.11.2009The National Real Estate Association are reporting positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria. With the falls in prices during the last year, interest is now increasing 'significantly', says the NREA....