Minister Angelkova took part in the opening of the Day of the Altai Krai at the Intourmarket tourism fair

The Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, took part in the opening ceremony for the Day of the Altai Krai. The event was held within the framework of the Intourmarket-2018 tourism fair in Moscow.

Russia is the 5^th ranking market for incoming tourism to Bulgaria in 2017 with nearly 558 000 tourists, indicated Minister Angelkova. Our countryis a preferred vacation location due to its clean nature, numerous cultural and historical monuments, medicinal water and wonderful cuisine, she added.

We are working on the approval of 12 wine-culinary and 7 spa and medical spa destinations for the territory of Bulgaria to attract Russian tourists. Digitalization in tourism is an important highlight in our work, said the Minister, noting that Bulgariaranks first in EU in terms of high-speed internet coverage. This makes tourist awareness and tourist access to tourism services easier.

I believe that the Ministry of Tourismof Republic of Bulgariaand the administration of the Altai krai will continue working to activate the cooperation between our two countries and promote the natural and cultural landmarks, added Minister Angelkova.