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Deputy Minister Irena Georgieva takes part in the opening of the 13th Mountains of Bulgaria – a Four-Season Hospitality tourism exposition
Data about this year’s first eight months indicate a 9% growth of persons spending nights in Smolyan region, compared to the same period of 2015. Thus said Deputy Minister of Tourism, Irena Georgieva, during today’s opening of the 13th Mountains of Bulgaria – a Four-Season Hospitality tourism exposition. The event was held in the Pamporovo resort, during the period October 13-15, 2016.
„The forum established itself not only as an important national exchange but also as a place for constructive dialogue about alpine tourism’s sustainable development“, Deputy Minister Georgieva emphasized. She also focused on the fact that the event is included in the 2016 National Tourism Advertising Agenda of the Ministry of Tourism.
Irena Georgieva added that 2016 was very strong for Bulgarian tourism, with the main challenge facing the tourism industry now being to build on the fine results. According to her, Smolyan region is providing some very good examples. The Deputy Minister pointed out as opportunities the summer and winter tourism routes in the region and the conditions for not just ski vacations, but also pedestrian, extreme, cave, bike, adventure tourism and many other types of tourism.
During a discussion within the exposition the Deputy Minister of Tourism spoke about the already adopted amendment to the Tourism Act, in the USTI part – Uniform System for Tourist Information. Georgieva announced that USTI now enables the tourism industry to operate under clear rules and most of all – under fair competition. Introduction of the system will restrict the opportunity not to register night-stays in order to avoid taxation, Deputy Minister Georgieva added further.
Presented at the exposition via dedicated stands are the municipalities of Veliko Tarnovo, Devin, Smolyan, Chepelare, Asenovgrad, Lyubimets, Kaspichan, Varna, Samokov, the Ministry of Tourism, Pamporovo AD, the Bulgarian Association of Hoteliers and Restaurateurs, the Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism, the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents, the Bulgarian Balneology and Spa Association.
The opening was attended by the Smolyan regional governor Nedyalko Slavov, the mayor of Chepelare Municipality Slavka Chakarova, the Deputy Mayor of Smolyan Marin Zahariev, and others.
