A total of 1.2% of the EU citizens planning holiday ,have chosen Bulgaria as their main holiday destination, including domestic trips, according to the latest Eurobarometer study on the bloc’s attitudes towards tourism. This makes the Balkan country the 13th most popular destination, together with Croatia and the Netherlands. Italy was the most frequently mentioned [...]
Bulgaria’s national resorts will be declared “settlements with particular status” with unified urban planning and management. The information was reported by the daily Standard, citing Deputy Minister in charge of Tourism, Ivo Marinov. These settlements will include the beach resorts of “Sunny Beach,” “Albena,” “Golden Sands,” Dunes,” and the winter ones of “Borovets,” “Bansko,” and [...]
The sales of organic foods in Bulgaria grew by more than 15% in 2010 year-on-year, according to Lubomir Popiordanov, head of the Bulgarian Association for Alternative Tourism (BAAT). Popiordanov spoke in Sofia Thursday at the opening of “Green Days”, a festival that he initiated to support healthy life and environment-friendly practices, alternative and eco tourism [...]
Bulgaria’s agriculture sector appears to be taking off, according to data presented by the Agriculture Ministry and the National Statistical Institute. Agriculture is one of the few sectors of the Bulgarian economy with positive trade balance, according to the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Foods. In 2010, Bulgaria’s agriculture trade balance was positive USD 944 [...]
The average residential property prices in the Bulgarian capital Sofia have dropped by 9.4% in the first quarter of 2010 year on year, the Raiffeisen Real Estate index has shown.In comparison with the last quarter of 2010, the prices have decreased by 5.2% According to a recent research conducted by Sofia based real estate agency [...]