Minister Angelkova had a discussion with His Excellency Christoph Eichhorn, Ambassador of Germany to Bulgaria

26 September 2019

She also had a meeting with a delegation from the German province Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, led by Stefan Rudolf - State Secretary of Tourism in the Ministry of Economics, Labour and Health Care

The Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova had a meeting with His Excellency Christoph Eichhorn, Ambassador of Germany to Bulgaria. The two of them discussed the termination of activity of tour operator “Thomas Cook” – Germany. Minister Angelkova informed the diplomat that teams from the Ministry of Tourism are on site in Sunny Beach and Golden Sands resorts and help for the trouble-free return of the tourists back to their homes. “Each tourist will be granted our cooperation, I hope that our guests will be assured one more time that Bulgaria is a very hospitable country,” emphasized she.

Minister Angelkova pointed out that Germany was an extremely important tourist market for Bulgaria. She also said that her visit to the Federal Republic was forthcoming. She would be meeting the German authorities and representatives of other big tour operators which take German tourists to Bulgaria.

“Your country is extremely welcoming and hospitable and this is the absolute truth and not just politeness from a diplomat,” said His Excellency Christoph Eichhorn. He added that Bulgaria was among the top destinations for the German tourists and that they wanted to come to Bulgaria again. The ambassador ensured that the insurer “Zurich Insurer” had announced that the tourists’ costs would be covered entirely. He also said that a hot telephone line was opened in the consulate for the German tourists and the good news was that only separate calls were received on it. “There is no panic, everything is managed professionally,” emphasized he. It became clear from the meeting that the German government had decided to support the German airline “Condor”.

Minister Angelkova requested assistance from the German part for the steps which needed to be undertaken to protect the interests of the Bulgarian tourist branch in accordance with the requirements of the German legislation.

“It is very important how the guests will go back to their homes, for us the feelings of every tourist are of extreme importance, this is the image of our tourism and work for its development in perspective,” said Minister Angelkova.

Later today Minister Angelkova had a meeting in the presence of Ambassador Eichhorn with the economic delegation of the German province Mecklenburg – Vorpommern, led by Stefan Rudolf - State Secretary of Tourism in the Ministry of Economics, Labour and Health Care. He warmly thanked the team of Minister Angelkova for their help in overcoming the difficulties with the German tourists following the bankruptcy of “Thomas Cook”.

Minister Angelkova greeted the guests and pointed out that market Germany was among the most important for the inbound tourism of Bulgaria and that she highly valued the partnership with the institutions and businesses from the Federal Republic. She informed them as well that there were experts from the ministry to help the tourists sent by “Thomas Cook” on site in the hotels and  expressed her hope that with mutual efforts the common interest of the tourists from both countries will continue to be high despite the crisis.

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