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European Tour Properties Adds Bulgaria’s Pirin Golf & Country Club

2018-12-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Pirin Golf & Country Club

European Tour Properties, the network of golf properties and destinations welcomes Bulgaria’s  Pirin Golf & Country Club in Bansko.

Tags: Bansko, Bansko ski resort, Bulgaria, Bulgaria golf, Europe golf, European Tour Properties, Pirin Golf & Country Club

The Black Sea Gives Up 2,400-Year-Old Shipwreck

2018-12-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

MAP Shipwreck

A research team made up of British and Bulgarian scientists from the Black Sea Maritime Archaeological Project (MAP) announced in October their discovery of the oldest intact shipwreck ever discovered.

Tags: ancient shipwreck, archeology, Black Sea, Black Sea wreck, Bulgaria, map, shipwreck

Four Balkans Countries Will Bid for 2030 World Cup

2018-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

World Cup South Africa

The prime ministers of Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania and the president of Serbia say their countries will bid to host the 2030 World Cup.

Tags: Balkans, Balkans countries, Balkans events, Bulgaria, Greece, Russia World Cup, Serbia, soccer, World Cup, World Cup 2030, world cup soccer

Plovdiv 2019: Bulgaria’s Ready to Welcome the World

2018-10-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Plovdiv 2019 ECOC

Victor Yankov (below), of the organizational committee of the Plovdiv 2019 Foundation has announced: “We are a city under transition.”

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria tourism, Kapana, Plovdiv, Plovdiv 2019, Victor Yankov

Spain Prices Boost Southeastern Europe Sales

2017-02-09 by Phil Butler

Greece via Thomas Cook

Hotel price hikes in Spain have prompted big travel entities to opt for Greece and Balkans destinations.
Thomas Cook Group executives say they expect a 40% rise in demand for Greek destinations.

Tags: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Greece travel, SPAIN100, thomas cook, travel agents, Turkey

Chinese to Invest €270 Million in Bulgaria

2017-01-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Thracian Cliffs Bulgaria

Chinese investors will invest €270 million euros ($294 million) to construct Sofia, Bulgaria’s new cargo airport, and to develop a new luxury resort. While the specific investors have not been named, Sofia’s Mane Capital AD is involved in advising on the deal.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria tourism, China investor, golf resorts, hotels investment, Mane Capital, Sophia, Thracian Cliffs

Bulgaria Expects Record Summer Bookings

2016-03-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

At this month’s ITB Berlin, Bulgaria pulled out all the stops to publicize its Black Sea resorts. Hoping to cash in on the more recent geo-political shift that has diverted from Egypt and other destinations, officials of Bulgaria’s tourism ministries showed optimism at Europe’s biggest travel event.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria resorts, Grand Hotel Varna, Varna travel

TUI Says Bulgaria Is New Russia Booking Hot Spot

2016-02-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Burgas Bulgaria

According to TUI Russia, Bulgaria may soon be the chosen destinations of Russian tourists intent on vacations this coming Summer. Travel Russian News reported o Friday, Bulgaria having garnered some 60% of early bookings by tourists so far.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria travel, Egypt tourism, Russian tourists, TUI, Turkey Travel, Varna

Can Indian Tourist Rescue Eastern Europe Tourism?

2016-02-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tourists in Bucharest Jeroen Komen

Some 30 million Indians are expected to travel worldwide in the short term, tourism boards from Bucharest to Varna and beyond are seeking to woo these news tourists via marketing and trade shows.

Tags: Bulgaria, India tourists, romania

Bulgaria’s Hidden Nature Gems: Pamporovo and Smolyan

2014-12-08 by Phil Butler

The Stream Resort Pamporovo

Most UK ski enthusiast have heard of Bankso, one of eastern Europe’s most publicized budget ski destinations. However wonderful this relatively new resort may be, Winter treasures in neighboring Bulgarian towns, they represent timeless beauty most people in the world never heard of. It’s these sorts of places, we at Argo love to share.

Tags: backpacking, Bulgaria, Bulgaria skiing, Europe hiking, Golyam Perelik, nature, Pamporovo, Rhodopes Mountains, ski vacations, Smolyan, Sophia, The Stream Resort, Thrace

UK Warns of Bulgaria Beach “Don’ts”

2014-08-04 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Bulgaria beaches

A new warning for British tourists visiting the Bulgarian resort of Sunny Beach was issued late last week. The FCO announced and increase in the number of muggings and other crimes along the coastal resort area on the Black Sea.

Tags: Bulgaria, Bulgaria beaches, Bulgaria Travel Hacker, Sunny Beach, travel advisory, Varna

Bulgaria’s 2014 Tourism Boom: Help Wanted

2014-06-02 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Balchik Botanical garden

With the summer season in full swing now news from Bulgaria’s tourism industry tells of Black Sea resorts there in dire need of skilled workers to meet demand. According to the director of labor there, Dobrich Vasil Sivkov, there’s hundreds of vacancies in the industry.

Tags: Balchik, Bulgaria, Bulgaria jobs, Bulgaria tourism, Odessa tourists, Ukraine

Bulgaria Ranks in the Top Winter Destinations in Europe

2013-12-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Bansko ski slope

According to the Deputy Minister of Economy in charge of Tourism, Branimir Botev, Bulgaria ranks four in Europe in terms of winter tourism.

Tags: Bulgaria, cheap winter destination, European winter destination, winter destination top, winter in Bulgaria

Discovering Budapest, Europe’s Top Budget Travel Destination

2013-12-04 by Argo Contributor

Budapest and the Danube

The city has everything from naturally occurring hot springs, to enormous ornate buildings, the beauty of the Danube and a thriving night scene.

Tags: Budapest, budget travel, Bulgaria, destinations, Europe

European Commission Turns Cold Shoulder to More Exlusionism

2013-04-29 by Phil Butler

László Andor in Hungary - Courtesy EU Commission

Last week the European Commission turned a cold shoulder to ideas of permanently banning certain EU nationals entry, and the subsequent negative impact certain rules might have on overall tourism. A Commission spokesman reportedly accused ministers of misrepresenting figures showing immigration problems.

Tags: biometric, Bulgaria, data, data privacy, EU Commission, Exclusion, Georgia, Gypsies, migration, North Africa, personal data, refugees, Roma, Roma fears, romania, Schengen II, Schengen zone, SIS II, UK Roma, visas

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