The prize for most original counter was given to the representative of the Bulgarian state agency on tourism after the official opening ceremony of the 8th Kazakhstan International Tourism & Travel Fair (KITF) in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event will be held 24-26 April 2008.At the Bulgarian counter which is situated on an area of 32 sq. m besides the Agency of tourism, the tour operators “Bulgaria VIP tours” Ltd. още »

8, 000 tourists are expected to visit the Northern seaside ‘Albena' resort during the Easter holidays, May 1 and the Day of St. George (Gergiovden). That was announced by the vice-director of the resort Sonya Stoycheva. The guests will be mainly from Romania.Round 500 Bulgarian tourists are also expected. 12 hotels will be opened during the holidays. още »

In the east part of Arbanasi village (near Veliko Tarnovo, central Bulgaria) will be constructed golf resort. Project investor is professor urbanism specialist Eduardo Maria Molas Rifa.Rifa is famous from the project sites of the Olympics Centre in Barcelona. Now he is partner in the registered for the project purpose ‘Arbanasi Golf Park'.The Spanish architect Eduardo Rifa lives in the village from several years already. още »

President Georgy Parvanov opens a Bulgarian - Serbian economical forum by initiative of Bulgarian investors in Serbia. The forum's aim is to support the future developing of business relations between both neighbour countries. Part of the reports' themes are ‘Challenges in front of business in the both countries' and ‘Opportunities of partnership between modern municipalities'. още »

Some Bulgarian trains will be able to travel at a speed of 200 km/h after 580 million EUR from the EU Operative Program 'Transport' is absorbed.The sources are foreseen for the modernization and reconstruction of Bulgaria's railways until 2013, local press reported on Wednesday, quoted by Budapest Business Journal.The sum is round 30% of the total budget of the 'Transport' Operative Program for Bulgaria. още »

The number of Danish tourists in Bulgaria this summer will reach 100, 000 people, the Danish ambassador for Bulgaria Kore Erhard Janson prognosticated. Mr. Janson attends a official ceremony of the new honourable council of Denmark in Varna. Main demand of the tourists is security, the diplomat pointed out. In his words this problem will be main theme of discussion on the forthcoming meeting between Bulgarian Foreign Ministry representatives and the Scandinavian countries ambassadors. още »

The State Agency of Tourism (SAT) inquiry shows that despite the remarks to Bulgaria, 78% of the foreign tourists would recommend our winter resorts. 23,4% more foreign tourists have visited the winter resorts in Bulgaria for the period January-February this year compared to the same period of 2007. That was announced by SAT chairman Anelia Krushkova. още »

Last year was signed 325,385 deals for the selling of real estates, which exceeds with 4% the marked in 2006 record number of deals. This was announced in a research of Arco Real Estate company.The biggest number of deals was marked in Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Nesebar and Ruse.The prognoses for 2008 are: remaining of property selling on the same level and increase of the monetary volume. още »

Almost 2,3 million people in Bulgaria live under the poverty limit which is 176,64 BGN (round 88 EUR) in Bulgaria. 15,6 % yearly is the increasing of the life maintenance, which is the biggest raise for the last 8 years and indicates record price getting up.The poverty limit, estimated according 77 goods and services, defined as vital important for the physical surviving is 176. още »