Summer tourism season in Bulgaria to be opened in the beginning of May
Anita Valentinova, source :econ.bg, 17.03.2009
First tourists are traditionally expected to arrive in the end of April and the very beginning of May.
Their arriving marks the beginning of Bulgarian summer tourism season. It is expected that they are expected to come this year within the abovementioned period.
An official date for the official opening of the tourism season has not been set yet, head of the State Agency for Tourism Anelia Krushkova reported. This arrangement is not connected with the real business, though, and the arrival of guests. What is important for the new summer season is to be started as early as possible in terms of both tourist visits and package offers.
Bulgaria’s summer resorts have a capacity of one million people. The number of tourists was reported 8,7 million tourist visits in 2008. Mrs. Krushkova expressed her hope that this summer season will be as successful as the past one. According to her, it depends on the business how it will find its way and how it will offer Bulgarian tourist product.
She also added that there is no doubt that prices should be attractive enough in order for the sector to overcome the financial crisis. In fact, reduced prices depend entirely on the decisions of people working in the tourism field. Nevertheless,prices should not be slashed dramatically, because this may be as harmful as high prices.