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Bulgarian tourism is on the up according to published data
The number of tourists from the European Union (EU) coming to Bulgaria has gone up by over 46 percent.
More and more tourists from the UK, Germany as well as from different Central European countries come to Bulgaria. Their number has increased by 25,3 percent just in five months, Bulgaria's Economy Ministry reported.
More than 1,248,138 foreigners visited Bulgaria in the period January- May. The Greeks lead the ranking of foreigners coming to Bulgaria, some 56,34 percent more as compared to the same period in 2003. The British and German tourists closely follow them. A total of 57, 517 Britons visited Bulgaria during the same period in that way going up by 73,09 percent.
Bulgaria's revenues from international tourism over the first three months of 2004 amounted to EUR 199,8million in that way marking an increase of 28,8 percent. [Novinite 22.vi.04]
Balkan Holidays tour operator is introducing a flight from UK's Humberside Airport to Plovdiv from this December.
The move comes in reply to the British airport's boost with the addition of a new ski destination in Bulgaria, including the ski resorts of Bansko, Pamporovo and Borovets.
The airport's business aviation development manager, Stephen Turner was delighted to announce "this fantastic new ski destination."
According to BBC News, sun-seekers will also be able to fly to Varna in Bulgaria for summer 2005.
Balkan Holidays is the tour operator, which brings the most of British tourists visiting Bulgaria every year.
Europe's Low-Cost Airlines Take off to Bulgaria
European air companies are expected to set at EUR 30-40 the price for a ticket to Bulgaria's Black Sea coast in 2005 when the country opens its air space for European air carriers.
Hungary's low-cost airline WIZZ Air has already declared its interest in launching flights to Bulgaria and Romania after the two countries sign an "Open Sky" agreement.
Europe's new low-cost airline took off at the end of May from the southern Polish city of Katowice, initially flying to Budapest, London's Luton airport, Rome, Milan, Venice and Berlin.
Sky Europe, the first low fare airline in Central Europe, and Ireland's Ryan Air budget flight company are also willing to fly to Varna and Burgas on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, said Civil Aviation Administration head Kalin Barzov.
Low cost airlines, launched with the aim of making flying affordable for central Europeans, usually eye airports, which handle huge passengers' traffic.
More than one hundred planes take off from Germany to Burgas and Varna each week, data shows.
Bulgaria will launch talks for joining the common European air space in September. [Novinite 11.8.04]
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