Over 400 ths postcards will be sent to tourists on vacation in Bulgaria

On the initiative of Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova over 400 ths postcards will be sent to tourists, who are on holiday in Bulgaria. The special gesture aims to thank them for having chosen the country as a destination for their vacation. It is another step in the efforts of the Ministry to create an image of Bulgaria as a country offering a tourist product of the highest quality. The guests, who will receive the special card, will be selected at random and the cards will be allocated on a pro rata basis throughout the country. The sending of the cards will start in the following days and will continue until the end of the season.

The postcards recreate the image of the postage stamp, dedicated to “2017 - International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development”. The philatelic edition will be the message of Bulgaria in the 22^nd session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization in the city of Chengtu, China. The card will pursue this mission among the guests of the country. Mural paintings from the Rila Monastery and the Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak are depicted in the front part of the card. In addition to the beautiful fragments, there is a special message signed personally by the Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova. It reads: Thank you for choosing Bulgaria! English is the chosen language because it is the official language of the European Union and is among the most popular languages in the world.

According to the latest statistics, nearly 5 mln foreign tourists have visited Bulgaria in the period January - July, which is a growth of 7.2% compared with the same period last year. This confirms the estimates of the Ministry of Tourism of 7 to 10 % increase in the sector. Furthermore, between May and October, the Bulgarians will realize over 5.7 mln of overnights. It is expected that their growth will be about 4,5-5 per cent compared to last year.