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2008/04/18

Bulgarian Kazanlak City to Have Own Airport

The preparations for the construction of an airport near Kazanlak city (central Bulgaria) has started, Stefan Damyanov, mayor of the Kazanlak municipality informed.
According to his words the airport will be legitimated by the international flights requirements.

The airport is foreseen to have two runways and a reserve one (1,800 m), which will cover a capacity of landing planes with 40 passengers on board per day.

It is expected the realizing of charter flights at the new...

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2008/04/18

Marriott Int'l to run sea resort hotel in Bulgaria

Lodging company Marriott International will enter the Bulgarian market as a manager of a hotel complex in Obzor, on the Black Sea.

The information was confirmed by AKG 2000, the Russian investor in the hotel complex.

Marriott has been sounding out the Bulgarian market for years, taking a closer look at opportunities in Sofia. Market sources said the hotel chain is still interested in the Bulgarian capital.

The five-star Marriott-managed hotel in Obzor will be part of the Obzor Black...

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2008/04/18

International “Green Areas” Conference Starts in Sofia

International conference “Green areas – key to sustainable cities” is to be opened today in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The event is organized by Sofia municipality and international partners under a project “Green keys”.

The conference will be opened by the Sofia's chief architect Peter Dikov and will be held in the Central Military Club.

The main objective of the project is development of the cities' green areas as means for the establishment of sustainable cities.

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2008/04/17

Bulgaria Thracian Gold Treasure to Delight Plovdiv Fair Visitors

Bulgaria's world-famous Panagyurishte gold treasure dating back to Thracian times is to turn into the sensation of this year's spring Plovdiv Fair to be held May 12 -17.

The nine unique gold artefacts, seven wine rhytons, an amphora and a food dish, will be kept behind armoured windows under exclusive security measures.

The fair's visitors will become part of the hundreds of thousands European citizens, who had the opportunity to enjoy the treasure's view.

Panagyurishte gold will then...

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2008/04/17

Three new parks in three years for Sofia

Sofia municipality had plans for setting up three new parks in the city, Sofia's chief architect Petar Dikov said, as quoted by Dnevnik daily on April 17 2008. Work on two of the parks was going to start in 2009, Dikov said.

This would included expanding the current Vuzrazhdane garden in Zona B-5 borough to a 12-hectare park, as well as setting up a 18-hectare park in Lozenets borough. The third park was going to be in Mladost borough under the name Iztochen Park (East Park).

Work on the...

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2008/04/16

Bulgaria Still in Top 10 for the German Tourists

Bulgaria is the only Eastern European country entered in the classification for preferred destinations by the Germans tourism .
Their favorites are Spain and Mallorca. This was announced in the analyze agency ‘GIATA-Ranking', informed from local Union of Investors in Tourism.

According to the agency Bulgaria ranks 9th. Bulgaria has improved its factor from 1.7 to 2.2 compared to March 2007.

Turkey and Greece are first in the classification followed by Egypt, Germany, Italy, Tunis and...

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2008/04/16

'Madara Rider' - Most Probable Symbol of Bulgaria

Madasrki Konnik (the Madara Horseman) is the most believable favourite for symbol of Bulgaria in the national campaign ‘the Bulgarian symbol'.
Every Bulgarian citizen will have the opportunity to vote to the end of the present week for his choice of symbol, which to embody Bulgaria's essence in the European Union.

Other eminent pretenders for the title ‘Symbol of Bulgaria' is the ancient tradition of the nestinars (Bulgarian fire-dancers) and the Cyrillic.

Bulgarian symbol has to be...

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2008/04/16

'Culture Tourism 2008' Expo Starts in Veliko Turnovo

5th international tourist exposition ‘Culture Tourism 2008' opens in Veliko Turnovo.
Firms, tourist organizations, municipalities and culture institutions will present their potential for creating of tourist product in the area of culture - cognitive tourism.

A contest for films on tourism thematic will occur in the frames of the expo.

The state agency of tourism (SAT) will handle for the first time an award for special contribution in turning the Bulgarian culture - historical heritage...

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2008/04/16

Vinotour Expo

More than 20 Bulgarian cellars will take part at the first issue of the wine and tourism expo Vinotour, which takes place in Varna from 23.04 till 26.04.2008.
The exhibition will be a crossing point of the wine producers and the tour operators, hotels and restaurant managers to discuss the wine market for tourist season 2008 and the future of the wine producing and tourism in Bulgaria. The main organizer of the exhibition, Lambrin Sotirov, said that the Vinotour expo is an excellent...

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2008/04/15

Bulgaria opens summer tourist season on May 9

The summer tourist season would be officially opened on May 9, State Agency for Tourism head Anelia Kroushkova said on April 14.

"An increasing number of hotel owners are looking to open for business as early as possible to take advantage of the warm weather," Kroushkova told Focus news agency.

With May 1 and May 9 being official holidays in Russia, Bulgarian hotels are targeting Russian tourists at the start of the season. "We should make sure that we attract Russian [tourist] as early as...

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