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
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
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.
19 Dec 2012
We have launched our Winter Ski & Board programme for 2012/13 which features a new five star hotel and spa in Bansko, Bulgaria. The hotel, called Premier Luxury Mountain Resort is situated at the foot of the Pirin Mountain and is within walking distance of Bansko's gondola ski lift and the historic town centre. Features include two restaurants, a bar and a Spa and Wellness Centre complete with heated indoor pool and outdoor Jacuzzi.
New Premier Luxury Mountain Resort in Bansko, Bulgaria.
Premier Luxury Mountain Resort is a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Seven nights at the hotel start from £484 per person
17 Dec 2012
Balkan Holidays are delighted to offer seven night ski and snowboard holidays to Slovenia from more regional UK airports for winter 2012/2013 following the addition of new flights to neighbouring Salzburg, Austria.
Holidaymakers can ski in the resorts of Kranjska Gora, Lake Bohinj and Lake Bled, Slovenia, departing from January, with a choice of nine regional UK airports. New flight departures are to Salzburg on Saturdays flying from Leeds Bradford, Gatwick, Luton, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Edinburgh, Southampton and Exeter. These flights are additional to Balkan Holidays existing programme to Slovenia from Stansted and
07 Sep 2012
We have launched our Winter Ski & Board 2nd edition brochure for 2012/13 featuring top resorts in Bulgaria, Romania and Slovenia.
Order your brochure online or pick up a copy from your local travel agent to find out about our new products and offers! Now available - three and four night ski weekends to Bulgaria and Slovenia, new accommodation choices in Borovets (4* Club Hotel Yanakiev and 4* Hotel Iceberg) and Bansko (4* Aparthotel St George’s Lodge), free lift passes and night skiing (at selected hotels on selected dates) and many more. Prices start from £244* per person.
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25 Jun 2012
A number of improvements will be made for the upcoming summer and winter seasons in the Bulgarian mountain resort Pamporovo.
For holidaymakers in the summer season, a new 23 km bike park will open just before the high season, where professional bikes can be rented and used on mountain paths of various levels of difficulty.
For a better winter ski holiday experience, the triple chairlift from Malina to Studenets will undergo a major overhaul which will make it faster. A new green run will be created from Snezhanka to Stoikite village. As a major attraction, Pamporovo’s main ski slope will be illuminated.
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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
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
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
