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A strong tourist season awaits us with over 1.7 million foreign tourists.
“We are keeping the macro framework of tourism, the interest is high on a European and global scale. The growth for 2023 is 3.7%. We are doing well, we saw what happened last winter – growth in December, January, February. We expect the same numbers to be achieved with a small growth. There are still about 3 million trips by Bulgarians in Bulgaria, we will have busy weekends, except for Christmas and New Year. The forecasts are for 190,000 weekend trips. These numbers include not only skiing, but also balneo and SP, visits among relatives and friends, wine tourism is relevant even in winter,” said the director of the Institute for Analyzes and Evaluations in Tourism Rumen Draganov in the studio of “Bulgaria morning”.
The analyzes show that many of the sites have passed the occupancy levels of the pre-pandemic 2019, and in general we are slightly below the level. We expect the most tourists in the winter season from Turkey, Greeks, RSM, Serbia, Romania. 56% of the tourists will be from the EU, some also travel with economic interests.
“Bulgarians mostly go to neighboring countries – 1.2 Bulgarians go to Greece every year, so many Greeks come to Bulgaria,” Draganov gave an example.
He pointed out to Bulgaria ON AIR that foreigners come for a longer time – for skiing – usually have 7 day packages, and Bulgarians in the country most often travel for a weekend with 2 nights.
“On average, a room is BGN 140 per night, the cheapest is BGN 47, the most expensive is BGN 4,700. It won’t be more expensive this year. If you set yourself the goal this winter to get by last year’s price – there how. We advise – stick to last year’s budget. If you want zero – stay at home. For BGN 140, you can have a turkey and champagne and invite friends,” said Rumen Draganov.
According to him, students are quite practical and most often rent a villa that can accommodate up to 25 people.
Velingrad emerges again as the most luxurious resort for welcoming the holidays.
“Those who spend their money in Velingrad are not mistaken and know very well what is in Dubai. It’s a matter of preference. We have a great tourist product. Tourists arrive on the same planes they land on in Rome, Tokyo. There are buses waiting for them, the same brands as here. When you enter our hotel – lighting, furniture, carpets, the smell is the same. The difference is that we have good food – they say ‘what beef, lamb, what portions are served’. The French, if they something is left on the plate, they are nervous because they paid for it and they wonder how to get their money back for those 2-3 bites, they feel a little cheated,” explained the director of the Institute for Analysis and Evaluation in Tourism.
The price of the New Year’s cover also depends on whether the table is near the dance floor, next to the toilet, behind a column.
Draganov concluded with a call for the state to participate equally with business in advertising the tourism industry.
2023-11-28 07:28:00
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