Bulgaria is presented at one of the biggest tourism exhibitions in Romania

Bulgaria is presented as an attractive tourism destination at the 36^th International Tourism Exhibition, TTR /autumn/ in Bucharest, which is held during 17 - 20 November, 2016. Our country takes part at the Romexpo exhibition centre in Romania’s capital city with an information stand of 80 sq. m., which was organized by the Ministry of Tourism. It features offers and tourism products of 13 sector companies and Municipalities.

The Bulgarian stand triggered interest among not only Romanian, but also Macedonian, Moldavian, French, and other tourists. The in-demand services are seaside vacations, cultural-historical tours, religious tourism, trips to Danubian cities, mountain tourism and others. Out of all Bulgarian cities, the previous capital city, Veliko Tarnovo, is the one enjoying the most interest. The attending trials of Bulgarian wine also attract lots of visitors.

TTR /autumn/ is among the most significant tourism forums in Romania. The exchange is open to both professionals and the general public, gathering 226 from Romania and other countries in 2015 and attracting over 15 000 visitors. The exhibition also has a spring edition, which is even livelier, with Bulgaria being a traditionally strong participant there as well.

Romania is a major target market for Bulgaria, last year it top the chart in terms of number of international tourists in our country, with over 986 000 visits and a 4% growth. During the period of January-September 2016, our northern neighbour again ranked first in this chart with over 872 000 visits and an almost 12% increase of tourists. Most in-demand on the Romania is the seaside and ski tourism, followed by culture routes, city tours, balneo & spa services, which are bundled with the mass-use recreation and vacation packages.