Athens: Meeting of Minister Baltova with Paul Ene, State Secretary for Tourism at the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism

During the forum of the World Tourism Organization in Athens, Minister Stella Baltova held a number of bilateral meetings. In a conversation with Paul Ene, State Secretary for Tourism at the Romanian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, she stressed the importance of the tourism sector and the excellent relations between the two countries. The two commented that for several consecutive years, Romanian tourists remain the most numerous in Bulgaria. More than 1.3 million tourists from Romania arrived in Bulgaria before the crisis with Covid-19. Even through the pandemic year 2020, the Black Sea resorts of Bulgaria have traditionally received a large number of Romanian tourists.

These positive results are due to the joint efforts and partly to our successful campaign aimed at the Romanian market, said Minister Baltova.

Minister Baltova and Mr. Paul Ene expressed satisfaction that the restriction-free travel between Bulgaria and Romania has been restored and described it as an important step towards a return to normalcy.

Among the important topics of the meeting, the two discussed the difficulties with the transit of Ukrainian tourists to Bulgaria, and Minister Baltova expressed hope that a solution would be found soon.

A number of bilateral initiatives were also discussed at the meeting, such as the offer of joint products and cultural tourist routes with the idea of ​​attracting guests from distant tourist markets, especially after the end of the global Covid -19 pandemic.