Minister Angelkova: Greek tourists in Bulgaria have exceeded 1 million

Bulgaria is an established tourism destination for Greek tourists. Between January and November of 2017 the number of visitors from our southern neighbour is over 1 mil. Compared to the previous year’s same period, this amounts to over 8% growth. Bulgarians visiting Greece during that period were over 1 250 000, according to NSI stats.

This was announced by the Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, during a work meeting with her Greek counterpart, Elena Kountoura. The conversation was held during FITUR, the biggest tourism exposition in Spain, in Madrid.

The opportunity for joint tourism projects with Greece was discussed during the work meeting. Common products may be created for the sector in the area of cultural-historical, sea, wellness, festival, pilgrimage, and other types of tourism, added Minister Angelkova.

Another topic during the conversation was the exchange of experience and best practices in advertising and marketing, which would stimulate tourism in both countries. The participation of Bulgaria and Greece in international fairs, seminars, expositions, and conferences was also discussed during the meeting.

Minister Angelkova also put the stress on the implementation of more business initiatives in tourism. Bulgaria created a Map of Investment Projects, which is intensively promoted by the Ministry of Tourism to international investors in the sector. Our main goal is to transform the country into a year-round tourism destination, marketing a high-grade, competitive product.