• Bulgarian ski resort Bansko adds 150 accommodation facilities.

    More than 150 new hotels, guest houses and holiday complexes were registered between December 2005 and May 2006 in Bulgarian ski resort town Bansko, in the Pirin mountain. The bed capacity of the resort now stands at 7,000. Over 100 mln euro were invested in construction in Bansko last year, shows an overview of the Center for Economic Development (CED). The CED report describes Bansko as the most rapidly developing Bulgarian ski resort. The number of visitors to the resort increased 20% to 600,000 in 2005, said the report. The main challenge facing Bansko is the shortage of language-skilled staff, said CED.

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  • Polish Travel Agents to Increase Number of Bulgaria Bookings

    Some of the major Polish travel agents plan to increase the number of bookings for this year's summer season in Bulgaria. Agents like Itaka, Ecco Holiday,Open Travel Group, Adriatyk, Selva Travel and Alfa Star have decided to undertake that step due to the increased interest in the Balkan country as a tourism destination. Increased interest is also observed in offering high category accommodation, the State Tourism Agency said. More than 25 Polish tour operators and travel agencies have included Bulgaria as a destination in their catalogues. Poland is a traditional market for Bulgaria and over the last five years there is a considerable growth in the number of the tourists. In 2005 some 113,544 Polish tourists have visited Bulgaria thus going up by 4,37% as compared to 2004.

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