Cancellation

A huge chunk of this summer’s flight cancellations happened in China

Bulgaria is becoming one of the hottest tourist destinations in Europe. Plovdiv became one of only two European Capitals of Culture, alongside Matera in Italy, with its modern, vibrant city vibes offering an exemplary experience to all its residents and visitors.

Online bookings for short-term holiday rentals in Athens have declined by some 70 percent in recent days due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

Sector professionals say that "it's like we are still in January, although we are heading toward the Easter holidays." It appears that April will be even worse, given the increasing measures against traveling and gatherings in most European countries.

The food service sector is recording the first signs of a drop in activity due to the spread of the coronavirus in Greece, with the hardest hit sector being catering, which is under serious threat.

The Hellenic Cosmos cultural center is showcasing an innovative project by Base Hologram which uses cutting-edge technology to recreate some of the finest moments in the career of legendary Greek soprano Maria Callas. The hologram screenings on November 11 and 12 are enhanced with live music from the Greek National Opera Orchestra.

Bulgaria's government has allocated an additional sum of BGN 40 M to the state-owned Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ) company to prevent staff cuts and cancellations of trains.

The move was necessitated by protests in different regions of the country over 38 cancelled trains which caused major inconvenience to people relying on railway transport.

Only 16 of the planned 64 malls in Turkey have been able to be completed this year due to cancellations or postponements in investments, a sector report has shown.

The recent disastrous floods in the north eastern parts of Bulgaria led to reservation cancellations, said Economy Ministry, quoted by the bTV national channel. 

The hotel owners along the coast are already calculating the expected losses as some Russian tourists already started cancelling their vacations.