Book early ... or you could be too late. That's the advice from tourism experts in Bulgaria for everybody planning a beach holiday or a visit to an inland Spa & Wellness resort.
Specialists in the sector point out that, even now, there are very few vacancies left for first line accommodation on the beach. By offering prices at 15-20% lower than last year, most hotel owners have sold out all their early bookings and are already asking slightly higher prices for the rooms that are still vacant. Forecasts as a whole for the summer indicate higher tourist numbers and an increase in charter flights from Russia and Western Europe.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Ivo Marinov commented that the expected increase of tourists visiting Bulgaria this summer will come from Germany, Russia and the Scandinavian countries. This is indirectly confirmed by early bookings from Russian tourists which have tripled compared to 2010. The overall increase in tourist flow from Russia to Bulgaria is expected to be around 30% compared with summer 2010. The Regional Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners are also forecasting that there will be 20-25% more tourists staying in the hotels along Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast compared with last year.
Travel agents say that the unsettled situation in the Middle East is leading to higher interest in Eastern European destinations and part of the tourist flow is expected to shift to Bulgaria. The main reason for Bulgaria as a logical choice is that most tourists re-considering their holidays will prefer to exchange resorts in places such as Egypt with those offering holidays in the same price segment … and that's just what Bulgaria offers.
Specialists in the sector point out that, even now, there are very few vacancies left for first line accommodation on the beach. By offering prices at 15-20% lower than last year, most hotel owners have sold out all their early bookings and are already asking slightly higher prices for the rooms that are still vacant. Forecasts as a whole for the summer indicate higher tourist numbers and an increase in charter flights from Russia and Western Europe.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Ivo Marinov commented that the expected increase of tourists visiting Bulgaria this summer will come from Germany, Russia and the Scandinavian countries. This is indirectly confirmed by early bookings from Russian tourists which have tripled compared to 2010. The overall increase in tourist flow from Russia to Bulgaria is expected to be around 30% compared with summer 2010. The Regional Association of Hotel and Restaurant Owners are also forecasting that there will be 20-25% more tourists staying in the hotels along Bulgaria’s northern Black Sea coast compared with last year.
Travel agents say that the unsettled situation in the Middle East is leading to higher interest in Eastern European destinations and part of the tourist flow is expected to shift to Bulgaria. The main reason for Bulgaria as a logical choice is that most tourists re-considering their holidays will prefer to exchange resorts in places such as Egypt with those offering holidays in the same price segment … and that's just what Bulgaria offers.
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