16 May 2013
Balkan Holidays are pleased to announce the release of our new Winter 2013/14 1st Edition brochure packed with a choice of over 50 hotels and apartments in the countries of Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania.
The brochure includes three NEW properties in the resort of Pamporovo, Bulgaria and our new flight from Glasgow to Sofia departing Sundays from 22nd December 2013 to 30th March 2014 as well as many other fantastic deals and savings.
For full details visit our brochure launch page or to order the new brochure visit our brochure request page.
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.
You can also subscribe to our weekly newsletter to keep updated about our Last Minute Deals to Bulgaria, delivered to your inbox every Friday.
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
18 Apr 2013
Please be aware that from the 30th April 2013 all EasyJet check in will be done online, not at the airport. As it is quick and easy, it will save you unnecessary time in queues at the airport. If you're travelling with a cabin bag only, you will be able to go straight to airport security and departure area when you arrive at the airport. If you have hold luggage, you can simply drop it off at one of the new Bag Drop desks which will be replacing the Check In desks.
The EasyJet online check-in also allows you to complete check in and print boarding passes for all your flights before leaving home, so there's no hassle trying to find
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
01 Mar 2013
Balkan Holidays are delighted to announce that we have once again won the award for 'Best Medium Holiday Company to East & Southeast Europe' at this year's British Travel Awards, which are also known as the 'Oscars of the Travel Industry'.
The awards are voted for by the public as well as travel industry professionals with the process lasting for approximately 21 weeks, supported by some of the UK's most well-known media outlets such as the Daily Mirror, Daily Record, Sunday Mirror and the Manchester Evening News.
This glamorous ceremony is held every year with the aim to demonstrate the public's
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
12 Feb 2013
Okay, so you've decided on an All Inclusive holiday to Bulgaria but with so much choice you are not sure which hotel is right for you. Well as the specialist tour operator to Bulgaria let us take you through what we consider to be the most important decisions you will need to make when choosing your All Inclusive holiday.
According to ABTA more holidaymakers are looking for All Inclusive Packages now than ever before and they have predicted that we will see more longer duration holidays booked as travellers look to make their money go further rather than missing out on a holiday all together. ABTA chief executive Mark Tanzer
