Minister Angelkova opens the annual awards ceremony of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association

22 November 2016

Bulgarian hoteliers and everyone involved in the tourism sector deserve commendation on the record-breaking year we are reporting. For the first nine months of the year hotels with 10+ beds have achieved over 22 mil. night-stays, with revenues exceeding BGN 1,1 bln. Thus said the Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, during the 2016 annual awards ceremony of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association.

"The BHRA awards symbolize high professionalism in the tourism sector and are particularly valuable because they are bestowed by peers to peers", Minister Angelkova said. She stated gratitude to the representatives from the industry for the joint work over time and the common efforts to develop the sector. "This summer we welcomed over 5 mil. international tourists, if the pace is sustained, next year will be at least as successful", Nikolina Angelkova added.

The event was attended by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy, Zornitsa Rusinova, the Deputy the Minister of the Environment and Waters, Atanaska Nikolova, the chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Policy and Tourism, Petar Kanev, the European Parliament MP Andrey Novakov, the mayors of Varna and Velingrad Ivan Portnih and Kostadin Koev, and others. 

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