Burgas

FlixBus, the renowned European bus company, is set to launch new routes to and from Bulgaria in anticipation of the summer season, "Capital" reports. Managing Director of Flix Sofia Knowledge Hub, Petar Bankov, announced the exciting news, revealing that starting from June, FlixBus buses will operate daily between Sofia and Thessaloniki.

In response to the alarming surge of whooping cough cases, the Health Commission has convened an extraordinary meeting to address the escalating situation. This decision comes following the tragic demise of two infants due to the disease in Kyustendil, prompting urgent action from health authorities.

The start of the upcoming tourist season on St. Anastasia Island will be heralded by an Easter dive, scheduled for May 4th. As summer approaches, a flurry of theater performances, concerts, and various captivating events promise to captivate visitors. The news was shared by the Municipality of Burgas.

A transformative project is underway in Burgas, Bulgaria, as plans for a city railway to link the Central Railway Station with Burgas Airport are on track for completion by the end of 2024. Maria Genova, the General Director of the National Railway Infrastructure Company, announced the timeline during a recent update on the project's progress.

The concessionaire company Fraport Twin Star Airport Management announced that Burgas Airport will kick off the active flight season with its first flight since Bulgaria's entry into the Schengen area by air, scheduled for the end of March.

Bulgaria's winter tourism season has surpassed expectations, with a remarkable 25% increase in foreign visitors compared to initial projections. According to Prof. Rumen Draganov, director of the Institute for Analyzes and Evaluations in Tourism, the country welcomed over 2.1 million tourists from abroad during the winter season, significantly exceeding the anticipated 1.7 million visits.

The housing market in Bulgaria witnessed mixed trends in the fourth quarter of 2023, with overall prices experiencing a modest increase of 1.2%, according to the latest data released by the National Statistics Institute. While this marks a slowdown compared to the preceding quarter's growth of 2.7%, the market continues to show resilience amid evolving economic conditions.

Lenny Kravitz has announced his upcoming 'Blue Electric Light Tour' for 2024, which will also come to Bulgaria, Burgas, at the Sea Station on August 6th, by invitation from LIVE NATION, FEST TEAM, and with the support of KMD and the Municipality of Burgas. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on March 25th at TicketStation.bg.

In response to the relentless surge in flu cases, Burgas, Sofia-region, Yambol, and Haskovo have decided to extend the suspension of on-site education for students. The regions are grappling with an unprecedented flu outbreak, leading to the implementation of stringent temporary anti-epidemic measures.

Burgas and Sofia-Region's Extended Measures

A student from Burgas, Bulgaria, has clinched a bronze medal at the prestigious Southeast Asian Mathematical Olympiad in Singapore.

Panayot Dimitrov, an 11th-grade student at the High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences "Akademik Nikola Obreshkov," achieved this remarkable feat in the fiercely contested 11-12 grade category.