The Ministry of Tourism will organize information days on the possibilities for EU financing of tourist projects in Shumen region

31 May 2016

The Ministry of Tourism will organize information days on the possibilities for financing of projects in the field of tourism with EU funds in Shumen region with representatives of the local administration and businesses. This is the commitment the minister of tourism Nikolina Angelkova undertook today (31 May) during her visit to the region.  

“For the entire 2015 a growth of 9% in realized overnights in Shumen region is reported, as compared with the previous 2014. Revenues from tourism rose by 2%, which amounts to 2.5 million BGN in 2015“, stated minister Angelkova. Although the difference is positive, the local administration and businesses should continue their pro-active steps jointly with the State to increase the tourist flow to the region, the minister underlined.

She explained that Shumen and Kaspichan municipalities will also be included in the joint billboard campaign of the Ministry of Tourism and municipalities for promotion of internal tourism, which was launched in the beginning of 2016 with the aim to promote cultural-historical tourism in the country. The region is also included in the online Register of Tourist Attractions created by the ministry and Shumen municipality is recorded with 12 tourist sites in total and Kaspichan municipality has 109 sites. 

“At the end of this year, jointly with the World Tourism Organisation, the Ministry of Tourism will organize the first international Congress of modern tourism and ancient civilizations which will focus on the impressive cultural-historical heritage of the region”, minister Angelkova added. She pointed out that work is being done on another important issue for the sector – development of personnel in tourism. From her words it became clear that during the first meeting of the newly established Council for Personnel in Tourism the opinions of all stakeholders have already been taken into account, discussed were subjects relating to the opportunities for hiring employees from other countries for tourist sites and introduction of the dual secondary school system of education.

During her visit to Shumen region minister Angelkova met with representatives of the local administration and the tourism sector and visited several seminal tourist landmarks, including  the Pliska National Historical and Architectural Reserve, the Shumen Fortress, the Biserna cave, and the Astronomical Observatory.

 

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