24 Mar 2014
Balkan Holidays are delighted to bring you a selection of Late Deals now on sale for Summer 2014 Holidays to Bulgaria. Flights are available from 15 UK Airports including Manchester, Gatwick, East Midlands, Cardiff and Glasgow departing early May through to early June with prices starting from only £247pp!
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There has never been a better time to book your Summer 2014 Holiday to Bulgaria with Balkan
23 Feb 2014
The British footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones will appear in the upcoming second season of the Bulgarian reality show Kurtitsata (The Mole).
The 49yr old former Wimbledon, Leeds United and Chelsea man became famous as a Hollywood tough guy after his playing days for his roles in movie blockbusters such as “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels”, “Snatch” and "Escape Plan".
Jones will join the show on February 27, for the pilot episode, which will air daily. The action packed reality show will feature 18 people facing various challenges across 12 weeks in order to win a mouthwatering cash prize.
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14 Feb 2014
With the February half-term just around the corner, ABTA have reported that British skiers and snowboarders are more likely to wear a helmet on the slopes than ever before.
The February half-term is usually one of the busiest ski weeks in European resorts and with approximately one million Brits going skiing this season, ABTA Members are seeing increased interest from people in safety equipment, both to hire and to purchase. This is particularly the case for ski helmets, with experienced skiers and snowboarders more likely than ever to purchase their own.
America’s National Ski Areas Association reported last year that 70% of all
09 Jan 2014
According to the popular UK wine website Winerist.com, Croatia, known as the "Pearl of the Adriatic" is one wine region customers will be flocking to for 2014. Croatia is rich in clear, blue water beaches and offers visitors an abundance of delicious wine and food.
A favourite of Winerist.com readers in 2013, Winerist believe Croatia’s wine regions will be a wine traveller’s dream in 2014 with Seafood and Vugava whites wine in Dubrovnik, premium wine tours overlooking the Adriatic and dreamy boutique hotels offering a great way to combine a beach holiday with a wine experience.
For the more adventurous traveller, the region of
29 Nov 2013
ABTA has said more holidaymakers are planning to take a winter sports holiday this season, but the number of holidaymakers planning to travel without insurance has risen alarmingly.
Research conducted by ABTA showed that 15% of those taking a winter holiday are planning to go skiing or boarding, a rise of 10% from last year. However, 36% will go skiing or boarding without the necessary winter sports insurance, up from 30% last year.
The figures for under 35's are even more disturbing with nearly half (47%) saying they weren't going to bother taking out insurance for their holiday.
ABTA head of communications Victoria Bacon
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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09 Oct 2013
Our ski hotels and self-catering apartments in Kopaonik Resort in Serbia are available to book online as Accommodation Only. We have two 4-star hotels, one of them offering All Inclusive Light service, and there is an apartment complex for self-catering ski holidays.
Kopaonik is the largest ski centre in Serbia and one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in this part of Europe.The top class terrains of the ski centre feature more than 55 km of slopes for Alpine skiing and 18 km for Nordic skiing, providing an immense enjoyment to all categories of skiers, from the very beginners to the well experienced ones.
Three slopes are in
09 Oct 2013
Serbia's mountain range of Kopaonik will host one of the largest winter music festivals, Big Snow Kop from 19th - 25th March, 2012. The festival will gather more than 100 leading international and regional performers of urban music spread over 15 stages.
This unusual ski and music event will be featured by the leading world musicians such as Basement Jaxx, DJ Fresh, Ms DYNAMITE, Freestylers, Modestep, Eddy Tample Morris and the most eminent urban Serbian bands such as Darkwood Dub, Rambo Amadeus, Disciplin A Kitchme, Deca Loših MuziÄara, Eyesburn, Vrooom and many more.
The snow, the leading international and
03 Oct 2013
It may only be October but if current weather conditions in Borovets are anything to go by then it looks at though skiers & snowboarders are in for a real treat on their holiday to Bulgaria this winter! Fresh snow began falling in Borovets this morning coating the Rila Mountain with plenty of the white stuff normally only seen later in the year.
Over recent seasons Bulgaria has seen much improved ski weather conditions adding to the appeal of this already popular value for money destination with Bulgaria's winter tourism bringing in an estimated 417m Euro for the country during the 2012/13 season, an increase of 4.9% on the
