29 May 2012
Thanks to the ample snowfall and perfectly maintained slopes, Bulgarian ski resort Borovets has had a successful and record long winter season: lucky skier had the chance to use the slopes by early May.
The real hard work just starts now for Borosport, the company that runs the resort: they plan to invest a further 40 million euros in renovation and improvement of skiing infrastructure. Snow cannons on the central slope just outside the Rila Hotel will be developed and new ones installed.
The new attraction, Borosport Snow Park will be improved further for a third year in a row with new elements and features for beginners.
The
25 May 2012
Bulgaria is this year’s best holiday bargain in the new Holiday Costs Barometer of 15 European and mid-haul destinations by Post Office Travel Money. Key findings include that meals, drinks and other tourist staples are cheapest by far in Bulgaria.
For example, the average price for a cup of coffee is £0.71, you can buy a bottle of beer for £1.18, a factor 15 suncream for £8.06 and enjoy a 3 course evening meal for two adults (including one bottle of house wine in a local restaurant) for as little as £23.70.
Find out more about the Post Office Holiday Costs Barometer 2012 results.
24 May 2012
Summer 2012 has just started early: at Balkan Holidays you can already book your beach holiday at the Black Sea Riviera in Bulgaria and Romania, or the Adriatic Sea in Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro for next summer. Balkan Holidays have been organising winter and summer holidays to the Balkan region for 46 years now, and has remained the provider of excellent value holidays ever since.
Those who book their summer 2012 holidays early, can grab some of the fantastic deals on offer, for example free child places, two weeks for the price of one, early booking discounts of up to £370 per couple just to name a few.
But there are some
18 May 2012
Balkan Holidays is proud to support the unveiling of a new Bulgarian water fountain in Kensington Gardens which is a gift from the Bulgarian community in London for the 2012 Olympic Games. Held under the joint patronage of Prince Kyril Saxe-Coburg-Gotha of Bulgaria, the occasion will be marked by a half day cultural event in Kensington Gardens on the 26th of May 2012.
This will be a great day out for everyone especially families as there is a special kids corner. The day starts at 10:30 with a gentle fun run/walk which will be 2012 metres in distance to celebrate the Olympic Year in London.
The official unveiling ceremony by Prince
11 Apr 2012
SpaFinder, Inc., the global spa resource, has announced that Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Zalez SPA and Wellness Center has won the coveted SpaFinder Readers’ Choice Country Award for Favorite Spa in Bulgaria. The award is given for second consecutive year after winning in the same category in 2010.
The Zalez Spa Center offers a full range of traditional and exotic massages, as well as skin and body spa procedures based on Terrake and Thalgo products. This is also the single Bulgarian location, which offers treatment with Ligne St Barth products. The state-of-the-art facilities include outdoor & indoor swimming pools, indoor & outdoor
12 Mar 2012
Book your Summer Holidays to Bulgaria from Cardiff, Leeds/Bradford or Newcastle, and your free car parking will be included!
Please visit our airport pages for the best deals from each airport. Book your holiday and add your Free Car Parking as an extra - at no extra cost!
Hurry, you have 3 weeks left to book your Summer Holiday to Bulgaria with Free Car Parking at your departure airport for up to 2 weeks.
08 Mar 2012
According to the new Post Office Worldwide Holiday Costs Barometer, Bulgaria resort costs are the sixth cheapest among the world's most popular holiday destinations. Having previously featured in the Top 10 for the 2012 edition of the survey, this result shows that the non-euro value for money Bulgaria continues to offer visitors to its shores is still one of the best around.
The annual cost barometer conducted by the Post Office collects prices of eight popular holiday items such as dinner for two, sun cream & refreshments from over 40 destinations worldwide for the report.
For Bulgaria, the increasingly popular resort of
21 Feb 2012
Following the huge success of our Free Car Parking offer at Cardiff Airport, we are now offering free 7 or 14 night car parking again when you book your Summer Holiday to Bulgaria with a flight from Cardiff. The offer is valid when you book your Summer 2012 Holiday to Bulgaria by 31st March 2012.
We operate regular flights from Cardiff to Bourgas throughout the summer until the end of September, serving the Bourgas area of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, including the most popular summer resorts such as Sunny Beach, Duni, Pomorie or Nessebar. Claim your free car parking in 3 very easy steps: 1. Find your Summer Holiday to Bulgaria
17 Feb 2012
Bansko is once again in the very heart of the event, welcoming the brightest stars of the cast.
In two consecutive weekends, the best of the best in alpine skiing will be in Bansko for the regular starts of the Audi FIS Ski World Cup - first the men, then the ladies. This "double" hosting within one season happens in Bulgaria for the first time ever and once again proves the international respect Bansko has gained as one of the premier winter resorts in Europe.
As usual, Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko and its friendly staff are at the epicentre of this exciting winter event. The winter resort’s most elite hotel will
07 Feb 2012
Ski facilities at Bansko have no negative environmental impact on the Pirin National Park as a world heritage site – says the latest report based on checks carried out by UNESCO last year in the resort.
The report also states that the replacement of Bansko ski facilities was carried out in an appropriate manner and they don’t have a negative influence on the value of the world heritage site.
The participants of the monitoring mission held meetings with representatives of the Bulgarian government as well as regional mayors and conducted on-the-spot checks of the replaced ski facilities in the Bansko ski zone.
UNESCO's
