Latest figures provided by private broadcaster BTV are that tourism figures will be up 10-15% this year.The main groups will be Russian,Romanian and German.
I always wonder about the accuracy of these figures and whether they are designed just to boost market confidence.Certainly Easter was pretty busy with Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the Black Sea for a long weekend.However BTV also reported that 70% of hotels were open for the long weekend.This is questionable, in Albena only the hotels in the centre of the resort were open (i.e. Laguna Gardens, Dobrudja etc). The reality is that Bulgarian resorts are suffering in this crisis like any other and the type of clientele means that it is increasingly becoming a regional, rather than European, holiday destination.
I always wonder about the accuracy of these figures and whether they are designed just to boost market confidence.Certainly Easter was pretty busy with Romanians and Bulgarians coming to the Black Sea for a long weekend.However BTV also reported that 70% of hotels were open for the long weekend.This is questionable, in Albena only the hotels in the centre of the resort were open (i.e. Laguna Gardens, Dobrudja etc). The reality is that Bulgarian resorts are suffering in this crisis like any other and the type of clientele means that it is increasingly becoming a regional, rather than European, holiday destination.
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