Minister Prodanov held talks with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea H. E. Li Ho-shik

The Minister of Tourism Hristo Prodanov talked with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to our country H. E. Li Ho-shik. The two discussed the bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Korea and ways to increase the tourist flow between the two countries.

“Tourism creates good relations and helps people to get closer, despite the great distance that exists between Bulgaria and Korea. We can achieve good results by jointly promoting bilateral cooperation and tourist visits,” Minister Prodanov told the Ambassador. He pointed out that in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 11,000 tourists from the Republic of Korea visited Bulgaria, which is a good prerequisite for increasing the number of Korean tourists. According to him, Bulgarian citizens increasingly prefer distant destinations for tourist trips and there is a good potential for increasing the number of Bulgarians choosing Korea as their next destination.

The minister also said that the Ministry of Tourism is currently focusing its efforts on the summer season, expressing hope that visitors from neighboring countries will largely compensate for the lack of Russian and Ukrainian tourists. “Of course, we also hope for larger influx of tourists from distant destinations like Korea,” he concluded.