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2007/12/18

Borovets Expects to be 100% Booked

Borovets mountain resort management expects the occupation of the hotels in the complex to reach 100 per cent in the 2007/2008 winter season.

More than 82 per cent of the preliminary bookings in the resort were made by foreign tour-operators, mainly from the UK. Numerous tourists from Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Serbia and Macedonia were also expected.

Currently, Borovets had a capacity of 5 500 beds and resort management planned to increase the capacity to 8000 beds, BTA said. All...

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2007/12/18

The Snow Cover in Pamporovo and Chepelare is 50 sm

The snow cover in the Rodhopean resorts was 50 sm, on Dec, 15.
There is a 40-sm-snow cover on Rozhen Peak as well.
On 15 Dec, at noon, the meteorology station on the peak showed temperature -12 degrees Celsius.
The ski season in Pamporovo started on Dec, 15.
“Mechi Chal” ski centre in Chepelare started the maintaining of the ski runs. The ski lifts in Chepelare will open on Dec, 19.

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2007/12/18

Brussels Urges Europeans to Spend Winter Holidays in Bulgaria

The European Union is sending a mass appeal to all European citizens to go and spend their winter vacation in Bulgaria, the Standart daily informed.

'Let's Spend Christmas in Bulgaria and Romania' is the motto of the official event, which will take place on Wednesday, December 19.

The initiative is organized by the EC Employees Association, the Brussels-Europe Liaison Centre and the EC Traineeships Office.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner European Commissioner for External Relations and...

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2007/12/17

Top Skiers Open Season in Bulgaria's Bansko

Alpine ski top stars were guests to the official opening of the new season in Bulgaria's biggest winter resort Bansko on Saturday.

Six-time Olympic and five-time world ski champion Janica Kostelic together with four-time Olympic champion Kjetil Andre Aamodt and 5-time world champion Marc Girardelli demonstrated their skills on the hardest ski run bearing the name of the legendary Alberto Tomba.

The guests were very pleased by the conditions the resort provides and by the plenty of snow...

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2007/12/17

Sofia Mayor Opens Biggest Ice Rink on the Balkans

Sofia Mayor Boyko Borissov together with the manager of mobile operator MobilTel Josef Vinatzer opened Sunday in Sofia the biggest ice rink on the Balkans.

The ice rink is situated on the frozen Ariana lake in the central park of the capital and is a result of a joint initiative of the capital's municipality and the largest mobile operator in Bulgaria.

Hundreds of people gathered for the opening of the rink and Bulgaria's pop stars contributed to the party atmosphere on the ice.

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2007/12/17

Ferryboat Line Bulgaria-Russia To be Opened

Agreement of a direct ferryboat line between Bulgaria and Russia will be signed during Vladimir Putin's visit in Bulgaria, announced Standart daily.
Probably the track will connect Varna and Novorossiysk

Meeting between both Parliament delegations- Bulgarian and Russian, will occur in the Ministry Council building.

There will probably happen a meeting between President Putin and Premier Stanishev, though no official face-to-face discussion is previewed.

It is expected during the...

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2007/12/14

Made in Bulgaria Expo Starts - Choose Bulgarian!

More than 350 firms with 500 standstills will take part in the 13th edition on national trade exposition ‘Made in Bulgaria".
The expo open doors on Friday, December 14 in Sofia's National Palace of Culture (NDK). It will continue until December 28.

Organizers of the traditional event are: NDK, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Made in Bulgaria Union and Business Center Bulgaria.

Main priority of the expo is support to Bulgarian producers. Main aim is to present the achievements...

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2007/12/14

Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan sends the old year off with a new Banquet Hall

The non official opening of the “Royal Hall” in Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan took place on the 13th of December. The occasion for the advanced opening was the Christmas party of the luxury hotel. All of the travel agencies and people working in the field of tourism and the hotel business honoured the event.

The wide Royal hall was filled by the sounds of the classic retro hits and caver versions of modern songs performed by visiting musicians. The guest and the hosts said each other “Cheers”...

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2007/12/14

The Future of Vitosha

The entire lift net on Vitosha will be reconstructed by a company, closely related to Ulen, which maintains the ski zone in Bansko.

One lift card will be used for all of the lifts on Vitosha. For the first time tourists and skiers will be able to use the lifts with one card, after the entire lift net is now managed by one owner – “Vitosha Ski” JSC.

What will happen?

The start of the new project was marked on 16 March this year when the specialists in the construction of...

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2007/12/13

2 new hotels to be added to Sunny Day sea resort

Sunny Day Co. said it will build at an undisclosed cost two new hotels in the Bulgarian Black Sea resort of the same name.
The first hotel will be built on the site of the existing Veronica hotel.
The second hotel will replace the existing administrative building in the resort. That project has already been granted a construction permit.
Both hotels will offer the standard range of spa services.
The funding will be sourced from the company's capital raise. The shareholders have approved...

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