Minister Angelkova: The Bulgarian government has worked hard for the sustainable development of tourism

14 September 2017

Tourism is an extremely important sector for the economy of Bulgaria and our government works hard for its sustainable development. The tourism industry forms around 13% of the gross domestic product of the country and in 2016 we welcomed over 8 million foreign tourists, which is nearly 17% more than the previous year. This was said by Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova in the plenary session of the 22nd General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which is being held in the Chinese city of Chengtu.

The sustainable tourism plays an exclusive role for the development of a sustainable economy and our main objective is to make Bulgaria an attractive all-year destination, she further said. She also underlined that the Bulgarian government creates very good conditions for attracting more investments to the sector and promotes partnerships that stimulate the development of the tourism industry in a protected environment.

Our ambition is to facilitate the procedures, which attract more investment in the mass winter and summer tourism, but also in the specialized kinds of tourism such as the balneology and spa, cultural-historical tourism, golf etc., the minister explained. Bulgaria has a long history with plenty of inherited architectural monuments, which makes it an increasingly attractive route in the region, said Minister Angelkova.

She thanked the Chinese hosts for the perfect organization of the forum and emphasizes the importance of cooperation with the international organizations in tourism, especially with UNWTO. The Minister thanked specifically to the Secretary General of the organization Taleb Rifay, who has an invaluable contribution to the bilateral relations and assured the participants that the Bulgarian government will continue to draw the attention to the tourism as an important item on its agenda. We will work even harder for the promotion of the country as an increasingly competitive destination, concluded it.    

 

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