Bulgaria and Montenegro make a plan for exchange of expertise in tourism

Bulgaria and Montenegro will jointly prepare аn action plan for exchange of expertise in tourism.  The document will be drawn up and is set to be adopted by the two countries in March 2018. This became clear at the meeting between the Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova and Pavle Radulovic, Minister of Tourism of Montenegro. The two ministers discussed joint initiatives at the largest international show for professionals in tourism industry, the World Travel Market, in London.

The action plan will be drawn up by a working group in which representatives of the two ministries will take part. The goals will be based on the Agreement on Cooperation in Tourism between Bulgaria and Montenegro, which was signed in June 2016.

The document focuses on strengthening the contacts and development of bilateral tourist relations. Actions will be taken for better presentation of cultural and historic traditions and for facilitating the procedures for exchange of tourists between Bulgaria and Monte Negro. The two countries will promote  cooperation in various areas regarding tourist sector human resources training, will contribute to bilateral participation in international  exhibitions, fairs,  conferences,  and workshops,  other international advertising, information and  scientific tourist  events.

The Minister of Tourism of Montenegro declared its country’s readiness to familiarize with good practices applied by Bulgaria in the field of investments.  The Ministry of Tourism created an investment map, including about 30 projects.  The aim is to promote it to foreign investors, to foster and facilitate investments in the sector.

In addition, Radulovic was interested in the good practices our country applies in winter tourism. “The 2016/2017 Season was the most successful for tourism since the country’s accession to the European Union.  The total number of foreign tourists’ visits was 1.476 million, reaching a growth of 19.6%. Our expectations are that in the upcoming season these results will be preserved, further improved and we would be able to witness a sustainable development”, Minister Angelkova said.