Minister Baltova met with the mayor of Burgas

Minister of Tourism Assoc. Prof. Stela Baltova met with the mayor of Burgas Municipality Dimitar Nikolov. The two discussed the opportunities of the city for becoming an all-year-round destination.

“I hope we would be able to expand the possibility for short-stay trips by foreigners to Burgas”, Minister Baltova said. In her view, options should be sought for the penetration of low-cost airlines at Burgas Airport. At present they fly to Varna but not to Burgas. Minister Baltova held a meeting on this issue with the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Hristo Aleksiev.

The mayor Dimitar Nikolov explained that the municipality supported the initiative. In his view, Burgas Airport is extremely loaded in the summer season compared with Varna Airport. In the rest of the year there could be more flights of low-cost airlines to Burgas. The city has good hotel facilities in all categories and has a potential for development. The same applies to smaller settlements in Burgas region, which can receive tourists all year round, noted Minister Baltova.

In addition, they discussed the security of tourists for the upcoming summer season. Dimitar Nikolov announced that they would install CCTVs everywhere. At present there are 400 cameras in service and by the end of the year they would become 600.