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Plovdiv News January, 2008

2008/01/25

International Technical Fair Open Doors in Bulgaria's Plovdiv

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev will open today the 63rd edition of International Technical Fair in Plovdiv city.
On the Bulgaria's most representative forum for investment goods and technologies will be presented last achievements in the machine building, car building, transport, IT, software, electronics and electrical engineering, constructions, chemistry, energetic, ecology and others.

More than 3,600 firms from 49 countries will participate in the forum.

Germany is the...

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2008/01/16

Plovdiv airport to be overhauled end of '08

A procedure for the construction of a new passenger terminal and taxiway at the Plovdiv airport has been initiated, Bulgarian transport minister Petar Mutafchiev said on Tuesday. The general development plan of the airport will be drafted by the end of the year. A new tower for the needs of the air traffic control authority will be built by mid-'09.

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2008/01/04

Ski resort planned for Biala Cherkva area

The Kuklen municipality, in Southern Bulgaria, plans to team up with private partners to develop a new ski resort some 35 km from Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city.
The resort will be located in the Rhodope mountain and will have 7-8 runs with a total length of 12 km, said Kuklen mayor Dimitar Sotirov.
The highest elevation point in the area is 1,670 m which would ensure a vertical drop of 450 m.
A 20 km gondola lift is also planned from the village of Markovo to Biala Cherkva.
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2008/01/04

Bulgaria to Develop Wine Tourism

Wine makers in southwestern Bulgaria’s Plovdiv region plan to further develop wine tourism as a way to support the wine-making industry in the area and attract tourists.

Though the wine tourism branch continues to grow, in 2007 only 0.6 per cent, or 120,000 people, of the total number of visitors to the country were “wine tourists,” according to data by the regional winemakers’ chamber.

The relatively new market niche attracts mostly foreigner tourists but Bulgarians are starting to take...

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2008/01/03

Yachts exhibition at Plovdiv International Fair

Plovdiv International Fair prepares for the yachts and water sports equipment exhibition. All kind of vessels, engines, navigation systems, yacht furnishing and tools for boats and yachts maintenance will be exhibited at Boats&sports expo. Water sports, fishing and outdoor activities outfit will be show too.

These types of services are relatively new but extremely fast developing for the Bulgarian market. Different companies, related to the water sports trainings, yacht selling and...

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