Deputy Prime Minister Mariana Nikolova before the British Ambassador: The Ministry of Tourism will make every effort to ensure the comfort of British citizens vacationing in Bulgaria

On the eve of the summer season of 2021, I would like to assure you that the Ministry of Tourism will make every effort to ensure the comfort of British citizens vacationing in our country, for whom Bulgaria is a well-known and diverse holiday destination. I give a clear message that our country has taken all necessary measures to strengthen its image in a safe place for tourist visits. This was stated by the resigned Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Mariana Nikolova during her conversation with HE Rob Dixon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Minister Nikolova clarified that traditionally hundreds of thousands of British tourists enjoy every year on our Black Sea coast, in our winter resorts, in Sofia and our largest cities. “Taking into account the above and the fact that Bulgaria is coming out of the third wave of coronavirus and the number of newly infected is decreasing with each passing day, and that the pace of vaccination in our country is accelerating, I believe that the British authorities will classify our country as a “green destination” with the forthcoming easing of measures in the United Kingdom”, the minister said. According to her, this will be an extremely useful solution in the direction of increasing the tourist flow, and another indisputable act of friendship and solidarity by one of the most important partners of Bulgaria.

The Deputy Prime Minister explained that the United Kingdom is one of the most important markets for tourism and explained the possibilities for entering Bulgaria during the upcoming summer season. “I hope that the authorities of the Island will also facilitate the ways for Bulgarian citizens to enter the UK. That would be a very useful solution”, she said.

The Minister also drew attention to the fact that great progress has been made regarding the vaccination of workers in the industry, which gives great hopes for a calm and safe summer. “The local health authorities and the Ministry of Tourism have taken the necessary measures in Bulgarian resorts and tourist destinations to extend the holiday period without the risk of infection with COVID-19 for guests”, she explained.

For his part, the British Ambassador Rob Dixon said that the situation in all countries is changing very dynamically, and it is expected that on May 10^th the British authorities will announce the so-called Traffic Light System, according to which the different countries and, accordingly, the ways of entering the United Kingdom will be classified. „ This system will be updated every two weeks”, he said. According to him, Bulgaria is traditionally visited by a large number of British citizens and he hopes that this trend will continue in the future.