Minister Angelkova: For the first quarter we have a 13% rise in overnights in the country

16 May 2016

For the first quarter of the year about 2.5 million overnights are reported, which is a 13% rise on the same period of last year. 1.4 million of the overnights are realized by Bulgarians, which indicates that the upward trend in the development of our tourism persists, the minister of tourism Nikolina Angelkova said at the official  launch of the campaign “We Love Bulgaria”  in support of the 100 tourist sites. Present at the event were also the minister of agriculture and food Desislava Taneva and the deputy minister of culture Ass. Prof. Boni Petrunova.  

Minister Angelkova pointed out that public-private partnership is one of the proven and good forms of cooperation. She stated that the ministry had already implemented several similar successful projects. One of them is the commercial clip with the participation of seven Hollywood stars, the present International Culinary Festival “Bulgaria Welcomes the Tastes of the World”, as well as the campaign “You Think You Know Bulgaria” which was supported by many famous public figures. “What is valuable in the campaign we launch today is that it will invest in some of our most significant cultural and historical sites and will recall our countrymen how important they are for the national consciousness”, minister Angelkova underlined. She explained that in support of the 100 national sites included in the Online Register of Tourist Attractions created by the Ministry of Tourism there are links to Tripadviser, Google Maps and Wikipedia. This will enable the persons wishing to visit them to receive fast and detailed information.

The campaign is held at the initiative of Billa company and aims to raise funds for the  restoration of the Shipka monument through the sale of T-shirts with images of the 100 national sites and a  gala-concert “Stars Sing for Bulgaria” in Armmeets Hall on 31 May. From 2 to 29 June 1% of the dairy products certified under BDS and sold in the retail chain will also be donated for the campaign. 

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