17 Sep 2013
As delegates from around the UK prepare to attend this year's Travel Convention hosted by Dubrovnik, ABTA has teamed up with the Croatian National Tourist Office to encourage the 600 delegates attending to explore more of the beautiful country during their stay. The tourist office reported a 25% increase in visitors from January 2013 to July 2013, compared to the same period last year and Mark Tanzer, ABTA chief executive, said: "Croatia is a stunning country and after three days in Dubrovnik at the Travel Convention many delegates will want to see what else the country has to offer. "I am sure that if they do have the
16 Sep 2013
Slovenia is the only country in Europe that brings together the Alps, the Mediterranean, the Pannonian Plain and the Karst. This ever changing landscape is both stunning and remarkable where one moment you can be looking at the crystal clear waters of the Adriatic Sea, then turn your head to be surrounded by the tall lush green mountains. The closeness of opposites and contrasts is a trademark of this stunning country and a major attraction for holidays to Slovenia.
There are three beautiful natural and cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites to discover whilst on your holiday to Slovenia. A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is
10 Sep 2013
As the specialist Tour Operator to Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia, Balkan Holidays has 48 years of experience in providing great value summer holidays to the region. In addition to our existing departures for holidays to Croatia and Slovenia we are pleased to announce the following flights have now been added for 2014 summer package holidays to Croatia and Slovenia.
PLEASE NOTE: Further dates will be added at a later date for the remainder of June, July, August & September 2014.
Dubrovnik, Croatia from:
Edinburgh
Departing 26th April - 10th June 2014
Tuesdays & Saturdays
London
28 Aug 2013
Yesterday was a landmark day for the city of Varna as the new passenger terminal at Varna Airport on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast came in to full use, 12 days after its official opening. As of 3pm, all arrivals and departures began passing through the new terminal, announced by the airport on its website.
The first serviced domestic flight was to Sofia with the national carrier "Bulgaria Air" while the first international passengers served in the new Varna Airport terminal came from Minsk with the aviation company “Belavia”. At the same time, the old terminal at Varna Airport closed after 41 years of
14 Aug 2013
From the 23rd - 25th August, the unlikely combination of summer sunshine and snowboarding will be brought to life at the Borovets Street Festival 2013. Burton Bulgaria in conjuction with the hotels of Borovets will provide a unique opportunity for all keen skiers and snowboarders to ride. A specially covered jump will be used to host a demonstration of the ski and snowboard technology in summer conditions. The ramp will also host a summer ride competition. The competitors will be divided in three categories – snowboard up to 16 years old, snowboard over 16 years old and ski with the winners picking up some fantastic
24 Jul 2013
A new project introduced with funds by the Sozopol municipality was launched earlier this month which provides all guests to Sozopol with free internet access across the popular seaside resort.
The company which maintains the service reported that after only a few hours after the service was introduced, 1150 people had already used it.
The WiFi service starts from the old town in Sozopol through to the Budzhaka district and many tourists are already enjoying the opportunity to message, call and email friends and family whilst enjoying their summer holiday, free of charge.
In addition to the free WiFi, the Sozopol municipality has
20 Jun 2013
Some great news arrived in the form of cranes and diggers this week in Pamporovo as construction began on a brand new lift facility due to be completed before the start of the upcoming winter season.
The new 4-seated lift was announced by the executive director of Pamporovo AD Mr. Marian Belyakov and the total cost of the project is expected to be around the 3.5m Euro mark (£3m). The resort of Pamporovo is hoping the new 1km lift will enhance the infrastructure within the resort along with the ski track measuring 1200 meters about to be prepared with an artificial snow inflow in the near future. Another 1.2m Euro (£1m) has
04 Jun 2013
Last month a touring party of former Aston Villa football players and special guests headed over to the the Bulgarian capital, Sofia for a weekend of fundraising in aid of the "Children of Bulgaria" and support of Stylian Petrov the former Aston Villa captain.
In March 2012, Petrov was diagnosed with acute leukaemia, putting his football career on hold to have treatment. In May 2013 he announced his retirement from the game and in August 2012, it was announced that Petrov's leukaemia was in remission.
The weekend consisted of a football match between the Aston Villa former players and a Bulgaria all stars team made up of
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
