Supervisory authorities will monitor non-stop the noise level in Golden Sands in the high season

Minister Angelkova inspected the readiness for the new summer season of the North Black Sea area.

An inspection team will be situated in Golden Sands to monitor non-stop the noise level in the resort in the high summer season.  It will include representatives of the Ministry of Interior, the Regional Health Inspectorate, the municipality and the regional administration. The establishment of such team was requested by local hoteliers who will provide a suitable office. This was announced today in Varna by the minister of tourism Nikolina Angelkova at a joint briefing with the regional governor Stoyan Pasev. Since yesterday she has been on a working visit to Varna and Dobrich regions to inspect the readiness for a problem-free Summer 2016.

Today a discussion was held in Varna with all supervisory bodies who declared that all the necessary measures had been taken for a problem-free season.  During the discussion it became clear that the Commission for Consumer Protection will open reception rooms in the big resort zones. The Ministry of Interior is working on the setting up of patrols of policemen from major tourist markets.  All measures have been taken by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency and other supervisory authorities.

Nikolina Angelkova pointed out that the most important thing was to ensure the quality of  tourist services and called on the industry to work even more precisely in order to prevent  dissatisfied  guests. “High-category hotels along the Black Sea coast are already full and we  expect to have  a successful summer season", minister Angelkova said  and expressed her belief  that the season could be extended with joint efforts, given the great interest expressed by a number of important  tourist markets for the country.

For Easter about 100 thousand Romanian tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria, it became clear from the statement of the minister. The Ministry of Tourism works in close coordination with Varna Regional Administration to inform the people about the overhaul of the Asparuhov Bridge and detours. The local and regional administrations have designed information leaflets with maps to be circulated among Romanian citizens.  "We have informed the Romanian  tour operators about the situation and will continue to monitor it during the holidays", minister Angelkova said.

In response to a journalist question minister Angelkova stated that the first procedures for award on lease of seaside beaches which do not have managers had started. Regional governors have yet one month to organize lifeguard and medical services for the strips which will not have a concessioner or a lessee. "The procedures are going according to schedule  and measures are taken that no beach should remain unguarded", minister Angelkova emphasized.

Present at today’s meeting were also the mayor of Varna Ivan Portnih, mayors from the region, representatives of supervisory authorities, the tourism industry, concessioners, etc.