[size=55:2beldqs1]novinite 28 October 2010

Bulgaria Expects Boost in Winter Tourism 2010



Lodges in Bulgaria's ski resorts are already filling up for the upcoming winter season, giving hope that the sector will see the first signs of recovery after two bleak years.

Hoteliers estimates show some 110.000 tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria's winter resorts, up by 20.000 compared to the same time last year.

Entrepreneurs pin their hopes on the Russian, Serbian, Macedonian and Bulgarian tourists, who remain their main target group.

Experts also hope that foreign tourists will be shifting To Bulgaria as Greek travel attractions are shutting down.

Summer tourism has been dominant in Bulgaria over the last fifty years and some say that ski tourism - which now accounts for no more than 15% of the annual revenues in the sector - should speed up and catch up.

Bulgarian mountains however just do not have the resources to compete with those in Europe, Northern and Southern America."


Global warming aggravates the situation and puts into question even the four months of skiing season.

Investors in their turn are tempted to head for the highest of peaks, encroaching into the five percent of protected areas in Bulgaria.

It would be nice to be able to believe that. Who knows, it may actually happen.

Fingers crossed for both the tourists and the right weather and who know with the right mix it may well be a boom time for the Ski resorts

cheekychops wrote:

Fingers crossed for both the tourists and the right weather and who know with the right mix it may well be a boom time for the Ski resorts

Now it seams that the tourism is the only area where Bulgaria has chance to make profit.

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That would be briliant! We can only hope they got it right this time

Oddy

I hope it does improve things for them this is their last chance of the year really to make anything

why im i so synical, bulgaria rips off people big style, and they will not come back. when will bulgaria realise that buisness needs to offer good value for your money, good service and good food, then they might stand a chance, but they blow it everytime with poor service, poor food and big charges and an attitude of get what you can now. I live here and see this time and time again, but they dont learn. such a shame really as bulgaria is so beautiful, and has a lot to offer but greed rules here, seen it so often and will be its downfall.

starlite wrote:

why im i so synical, bulgaria rips off people big style, and they will not come back. when will bulgaria realise that buisness needs to offer good value for your money, good service and good food, then they might stand a chance, but they blow it everytime with poor service, poor food and big charges and an attitude of get what you can now. I live here and see this time and time again, but they dont learn. such a shame really as bulgaria is so beautiful, and has a lot to offer but greed rules here, seen it so often and will be its downfall.

Fair point starlite it has to be said that they never think of the long term effect of their action I think in some cases its once bitten

starlite wrote:

why im i so synical, bulgaria rips off people big style, and they will not come back. when will bulgaria realise that buisness needs to offer good value for your money, good service and good food, then they might stand a chance, but they blow it everytime with poor service, poor food and big charges and an attitude of get what you can now. I live here and see this time and time again, but they dont learn. such a shame really as bulgaria is so beautiful, and has a lot to offer but greed rules here, seen it so often and will be its downfall.

but they don't learn. It's more a case that they don't listen, it either goes over their head or in one ear and out of the other

Three words needed [size=200:11i7ku32]'Customer Service Training'

Oddy

oddball wrote:

Three words needed [size=200:3e8vh0pm]'Customer Service Training'

Oddy

This is so very true about Bulgaria they seem to not have any thought for the customer and every sale is treated as the last one they never this about tomorrow I think this maybe something to do with the days of communism

Communism is alive and well in Bulgaria. It's still the old guard in charge, just a few title changes.

I think you have a point there George but the problem is no one in Bulgaria will openly talk about it

Oh, yes they will, sallyann - depends on who you are talking to.