Ilin Dimitrov

The Greek General Secretary for Tourism Mrs. Olympia Anastasopoulou was in Sofia last week, where she participated in the 68th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Europe. The General Secretary met with her Bulgarian counterpart and the two discussed tourism issues between Bulgaria and Greece. Mrs. Anastasopoulou was kind enough to give an exclusive interview for Novinite.com.

Direct Turkish investments in Bulgaria exceed EUR 1 billion, almost half of them have received some form of state support through the Bulgarian Investment Agency (BIA). Over 2,200 Turkish companies have chosen Bulgaria as a preferred place to do business, as they are one of the largest employers in our country.

The Ministry of Tourism is launching a large-scale advertising campaign to attract Bulgarian and foreign tourists. The program is financially supported by the state. Our Black Sea will be advertised in neighboring countries - Romania, Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Turkey and Poland.

The delegations of Bulgaria and North Macedonia landed at Skopje Airport with the first direct flight on the renewed line between the two capitals.

The First Flight Sofia-Skopje will be on February 11

Romanian tourists en masse cancel hotel bookings on Bulgarian northern Black Sea coast. In the resort complex "St. St. Constantine and Helena" hotels are open but empty, reports bgonair.bg.

The chairman of the Varna Tourism Chamber, Ilin Dimitrov, believes that Bulgarian tourism can hope for a successful summer season but before that this country should enter the green zone for COVID-19, which means less than 25 infections per 100,000 population.