The Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, presented to the Saudi Arabia Prince, Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the opportunities to invest in Bulgarian tourism.
Representatives of twelve diplomatic missions in Bulgaria, who were accompanied by the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Irena Georgieva, viewed landmarks in the Strandzha mountain, the Sredets municipality area.
Bulgaria took part in the international EXPOTRAVEL exposition in Ekaterinburg as partner country. The exchange is the biggest dedicated autumn forum for tourism in the Ural Federal District and was held for the 18th time.
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding opens for both countries new development opportunities for the tourism sector, exchange of experience in the sector, and promotion of investments.
The first meeting of the Belarussian-Bulgarian task group for tourism cooperation, which is set up to the bilateral Intergovernmental Commission for Commercial-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation, was held in Minsk.
Events like the Green Days festival help Bulgaria assert itself as a sustainable tourism destination by promoting all types of alternative tourism, which one can practice in our country.
During the first 8 months of 2016 (January to August), Bulgaria was visited by over 6 mil. international tourists, which marks a 15,7% growth compared to last year’s same period.
According to the data of the World Tourist Barometer, a total of 141 mln visits of foreign tourists in the countries of the Initiative 16+1 were registered last year. The revenue from these visits amounts to around 161 billion dollars.
Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova took part in the celebrations on the occasion of 108 years since the proclamation of the Independence of Bulgaria. She attended the morning liturgy in the “St.
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