• Turkish Airlines Launches Direct Flights Varna – Istanbul

    A direct flight connecting Bulgaria's Black Sea city of Varna and Istanbul in just 45 minutes, will be launched in May. Turkish Airlines and Varna airport have signed an agreement and as of 21 May 2014, there will be direct flights between the two cities 4 times a week, BGNES reports. The flights are scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. In the summer tourist season the Varna Airport will see an increase in the number of flights to and from Russia as Bulgaria Air offers daily flights to Moscow. There will be regular flights to Brussels, Luxembourg, Bremen and Rostock in May, as well. From June start regular flights to Kiev, Oslo, Zurich, Yerevan and Dusseldorf.

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  • Aquamania Opens Doors in Albena in 2014

    Aquapark Aquamania opens doors in Albena in 2014. A true water magic will spread out on a territory of nearly 40,000 square meters within the resort of Albena. The water park is expected to be completed by June 2014 and will surprise water attractions fans with the following " Mammoth " 183 meters long , " Tantrum " - 191 meters long , "Pro Racer ' - 156 meters long and " Free Fall " - 76 meters long. AQUAMANIA uses the natural benefits of Albena resort - the clean air, the lush vegetation and the river - half natural and the other half designed by Canadian design company specifically for the water park. There will be a restaurant&bar in the park as well. The entrance fee for AQUAMANIA is included in the all-inclusive service of " Ralitsa Superior " and " Vita Park " hotels.

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  • Thracian Cliffs - the Best European Golf Resort for 2014

    Only 3 years after its official opening, Thracian Cliffs was awarded as European Golf Resort of the Year 2014. The big award has been voted by the International Association of Golf Tourism Operators (IAGTO), which is the global trade organization of the golf industry. The prize was given on Thursday November 14th, 2013 at the IAGTO Awards gala dinner during the International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) in Spain. The European Golf Resort of the Year award is voted by IAGTO's specialist golf tour operator members, which now number over 516 from 62 different countries. Each operator was asked to vote for what they considered to be the best performing golf resorts of the year...

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  • Bulgaria's Bolata Joins Global Most Beautiful Bays Club

    The picturesque Bolata bay near the town of Kavarna on Bulgaria's northern Black Sea coast is going to be included in the "Most Beautiful Bays in the World" Club. The information was reported by the Bulgarian Standard daily, citing the Chairman of the Association of Bulgarian Black Sea Municipalities, Atanas Stoilov, via the Kavarna Town Hall press center. The decision has been made several days ago in the Turkish port city of Bodrum during the Club's annual session. Bolata will become full-pledged member of the prestigious Club at its next regular meeting to be held in 2013 in Cambodia. The Bulgarian nomination has been presented and defended by the Club's Deputy President and Mayor of the Portugal's city of Setubal, Maria das Dores Meira...

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  • Bulgaria to Welcome Over 1 Million Romanian Tourists in 2012

    Over 1 million Romanian tourists will visit Bulgaria in 2012, Bulgaria's Deputy Economy Minister in charge of tourism, Ivo Marinov, predicted. Marinov spoke at a tourism forum in Romania's capital Bucharest on Friday during the 8th World Meeting of Bulgarian Media, as cited by Cross. He noted that a total of 960 365 Romanians visited Bulgaria in 2011, an increase of 4.6% compared with 2010. He further predicted a 6% increase in the number of Romanian visitors in Bulgaria in 2012, year-on-year. Marinov pointed out that the Bulgarian government is starting an advertising campaign to promote Bulgaria as a tourist destination in Romania with funding from EU Operational Program "Regional Development". During the Bucharest tourism forum, Bulgaria was presented with some of its main spa and balneo tourism centers, Sofia, Veliko Tarnovo, and the Black Sea city of Balchik...

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