Consumer Watchdog Opens Offices at Beach Resorts

The Bulgarian Commission for Consumer Protection (KZP) is opening seven new offices at summer resorts, where tourists will be able to file complaints. The offices are expected to shorten the time for KZP to respond to complaints since inspectors will be able to issue sanctions on the spot.

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The offices will be located at the largest Bulgarian summer resorts of: Sunny Beach, Golden Sands, Albena, Sozopol, Primorsko, and the Black Sea cities of Varna and Burgas and will be available to holidaymakers for emergencies or to file claims about cuatomer service violations at hotels, food and entertainment establishments.

This will give KZP an opportunity to monitor more closely services and goods offered at beach resorts while the presence of inspectors will make hotel and restaurant owners and merchants more likely to focus on improving service for tourists.

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Albena Welcomes Bulgaria's First Summer Tourists

The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Albena welcomed its first tourists today, as a group of 80 Germans marked the early start of the summer season on Tuesday 19th April.

The group will enjoy balnotherapy, massages, spa treatments and other medical procedures for a period of three weeks, representatives of the resort have explained

During the Easter celebrations, the tourists will have the opportunity to visit churches in the nearby cities of Varna, Balchik and Dobrich and experience the traditional Bulgarian way of celebrating the holiday.

Through the 2011 season, Albena expects to host some 26000 German tourists, which represents a 30% year-on-year increase. Following the downturn in the tourist market during the last couple of years, Germany is once again showing a strong interest in Albena, with bookings already up by around 15% compared with the same period in 2010.

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Yahoo! Travel Magazine Ranks Bulgaria among Top 10 Destinations

Bulgaria is among the top 10 most affordable destinations in the world according to the German-language Yahoo! Travel Magazine.

The other countries where Europeans can go a long way with their Euro for a memorable holiday are Malaysia, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Croatia, Turkey, Egypt and Hungary.

Bulgaria expects a significant influx of tourists around the Easter Holidays and travel analysts are predicting that in 2010 the tourist industry will return to its pre-crisis levels with growing interest towards event tourism.

The beach resort of Albena, which is the largest of those closest to the Bulgarian - Romanian border, expects about 3000 visitors over the Easter holidays and the smaller resorts on the northern Black Sea coast also anticipate filling their hotels by offering discounts and bonuses.

200 tourists are expected in the town of Balchik while 50% of the beds of the vacation village adjacent to the beautiful Balchik Palace are already taken. The management expect to reach full capacity with Romanians driving to the resort without reservations.

Resorts on the southern Black Sea coast are also expecting high bookings with guests from Romania, Western Europe and Russia.

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