29 Oct 2013
Approximately 80% of holidaymakers who visit Bulgaria approve of the country’s full smoking ban in enclosed public spaces, according to a local tourists association.
Chair of the Association of Bulgarian Tour Operators and Travel Agents, Bayko Baykov, expressed his support on Monday for continuing with the full smoking ban.
“It is not true that the turnover of establishments has decreased. What European tourists want is to have holidays in a clean environment and enjoy a clean nature,” Baykov said.
He believed that the 5% increase in holidaymakers seen during the previous winter season in Bulgaria was directly as a
22 Oct 2013
In response to meet the extra demand for holidays to Bulgaria, we have added an extra flight from Aberdeen to Bourgas in Bulgaria, and a second flight on the 9th July from Belfast to Bourgas in Bulgaria allowing even more clients from Northern Ireland and Scotland to enjoy the delights of the Bulgarian Beach Resorts.
From Bourgas Airport, you can discover the delights of the biggest Bulgarian Summer Beach Resorts of Sunny Beach and Golden Sands or the charming resorts of Nessebur or Sozopol.
Balkan Holidays also offers a range of All Inclusive Holidays to Elenite, Duni and Albena.
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22 May 2013
This weekend an Aston Villa Old Stars Xl will be taking on a Bulgarian Legends Xl in Sofia to recognise the contribution of Aston Villa club captain and former Bulgarian captain and international Stiliyan Petrov, who was diagnosed with acute leukaemia last year.
The travelling party of over 100 officials and guests from the UK, will be staying at the beautiful Pravets Golf & Spa Resort, only 40 minutes from Sofia for the duration of the event and will include a two day fundraising Golf event on the Pravets Golf Course as part of the activities.
The football match will take place on Sunday, 26th May at the National Stadium and will
17 May 2013
Bulgaria’s first full European Tour event, the 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, takes place this weekend at the breathtaking Thracian Cliffs Course. The elite tournament, which is celebrating its 50th year, gathers 24 of the world's best players to compete for this prestigious title via a qualification process designed to attract the highest quality from the international world of golf. Taking part this year will be players like Nicolas Colsaerts who has qualified as the Defending Champion, Shane Lowry who qualified by winning the 2012 Portugal Masters and Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Hanson who
15 May 2013
Balkan Holidays are delighted to announce a selection of Late Deals now on sale for Summer 2013 Holidays to Bulgaria. Flights are available from Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, East Midlands and Glasgow departing early May and prices start from just £239pp!
To find your ideal Summer 2013 Holiday from our Last Minute Deals to Bulgaria click here.
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Furthermore, if you book one of our Last Minute Deals to Bulgaria online you will save a further 7.5% compared to phone bookings.
There has
08 May 2013
This week in Sofia, Bulgaria over 1000 residents & visitors to Sofia took part in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record for the most people dyeing Easter eggs at one time. The egg dyeing started at 12pm and lasted for just three minutes, setting the new world record for the most people dying eggs, according to the World Record Academy.
The organizers of the event provided 2700 eggs, 200 litres of egg dye and 2200 T-shirts for the participants. The previous Guinness World Record for the most people dyeing eggs was 317 achieved at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. The coloured eggs were subsequently inspected at three
17 Apr 2013
Bulgaria is a land of many treasures and pleasures. Situated on the south-eastern part of the Balkan peninsula, this breathtaking country is a natural gem, characterised by soaring mountain scenery, long sun-drenched beaches and a warm, colourful culture with hospitality that has remained unchanged for centuries.
Along with the deep, dense forests and breathtaking mountain ranges that dominate its interior, Bulgaria offers contract after contrast, from rich cultural traditions to the purpose-built resorts that line its scenic Black Sea coast, where broad, Blue Flag sandy beaches meet inviting blue waters along almost 400kms of shoreline.
26 Mar 2013
The BBC recently ran a competition looking into the future, to find out what it holds for health, education, transport and even love. Titled "What If?" the BBC asked people from around Europe to send in their visions of the future. The theme was open to individual interpretation and could be presented in any visual medium the participant chose to use (photography, animation, artwork, film) but entries must have had visions of the future as their core message. The competition had two categories: still images and videos or animations of 50 seconds or less.
Marina Koleva from Bulgaria was named the "Best Video from
15 Mar 2013
Well, it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but this year's Eurovision Song Contest begins in Malmo, Sweden in just two months' time. Countries from around Europe have been busy selecting their entries for this year's competition and Bulgaria recently announced their entry with Elitsa & Stoyan and their song "Samo Shampioni" (meaning Only Champions) being chosen to represent Bulgaria for the second time in their careers.
In 2007, they managed to reach the final with their song "Water" coming sixth out of the 10 qualifying semi-finalists. They went on to finish in 5th place overall which was a
19 Feb 2013
On February 16th, the Bulgarian resort of Borovets hosted a unique snowboard race - The DC BIG SPIN. It took place in one of the resort's terrain parks - Borosport Snow Park and was the first of it's kind ever in Bulgaria. The race is a DC's "trade mark" whereby the participants are rated based on the variety and the performance quality of the spinning tricks each participant has performed which gives the race its name.
The DC BIG SPIN was open for participation to men and women over the age of 16 years. To qualify for the finals, contestants had to perform two tricks with degrees of difficulty and achieve a
