Bulgaria receives an award as best family vacation destination for Russian tourists

Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism’s national representative office in Russia received the award as best family vacation destination for Russian tourists at a special ceremony held in Moscow. The distinction was bestowed by the Russian edition of the National Geographic Traveller magazine, following inquire among their readers.

The publication’s purpose is to expose the best tourism destinations marketed in Russia. The voting was held online on the site of the Russian editions of the National Geographic and National Geographic Traveller magazines between 8 September - 6 November 2016. During that period visitors to the website voted in 23 categories: Beach Recreation, Family Vacation, Ski Vacation, Excursion Vacation, Agrotourism, Rehabilitative Tourism“, Bes Gastro Tour, Eco Vacation, Adventure Recreation, Revelation of the Year“, Exotic Vacation, etc.

Bulgaria ranks first among the most preferred family vacation destinations for Russians, being ahead of Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, and Russia itself, with more than 60 countries taking part in the competition.

The 2016 National Geographic Traveller Awards competition was held for the 6^th time rewarding the best tourism destinations among the vacation types most popular in Russia for 2016.