Bulgaria is presented with a modern stand at an exhibition in Bucharest

Bulgaria is presented with an extremely modern and big stand at the international tourist exhibition in Bucharest TTR - I – 2017, which is held in Bucharest, Romania in the period 16-19 February 2017. It is located on a space of 225 sq.m. and 20 Bulgarian companies and municipalities took part in it. The participants include the municipalities of Ruse, Varna, Gabrovo, Kavarna and Elena. The organizer of the Bulgarian presentation is the Ministry of Tourism.

Romanians are mainly interested in summer vacations in Bulgaria, religious, sport and cultural and historical tourism with a focus on the old capitals. Tour operators expect retention of existing levels or growth in Romanian tourists in 2017. They and municipalities place their focus on the joint efforts with Romania in designing common tourist products for the Danube region. The Danube River is a key condition for opening new opportunities and challenges in tourism and development of business relations between the two countries.

Our northern neighbor is a key market for Bulgarian tourism. In 2016 our country was visited by 1,096,874 Romanian tourists, which puts them at the first place in the ranking of visits. This is an 11.2% growth compared with the previous year. The Romanian market is also a major market in regard to short-stay trips to Bulgaria. Tourists from our northern neighbouring country come for 3-4 days for ski, SPA and cultural tourism. In addition, they come for holidays such as Easter, 1 May, Christmas, and New Year.