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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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2007/12/10

Plovdiv Airport Starts its Charter Program

The winter charter program of the “Plovdiv International Airport” Ltd., started with flights from Dublin on 22 December, announced Mr. Plamen Nikolov, vice president of the airport. Bulgarian and foreign air companies will transport tourists, mainly from Ireland, Great Britain and Russia.
Three Bulgarian, four Russian, four British and one Irish Air Company will transfer tourists. The Bulgarian companies are “Bulgaria Air”, “Balkan Holidays Air” and “Bulgaria Air Charter” will carry tourists to...

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2007/11/28

Ancient Thracian Script Found in Plovdiv

Bulgaria is the land of the probably first letter script culture in the world - the one of Thracian- Besses, dated on XIII Century B.C.
This claims the Orpheus explorer Nikolai Gigov.

Later this script was developed by the two Slav brothers Kiril and Metodi, who created the Cyrillic letters.

Prove for this statement Gigov found in the Roman Amphitheatre in Plovdiv. On the wall he deciphered a wall- writing on ancient language. The whole writing spreads on 5 meters, as between every...

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2007/11/14

Bulgaria and Italy Attack US Market with Joint Tourist Product

Common tourist product, based on spa and wellness services in Bulgaria and Italy was suggested to the US market on the press conference for perspectives of spa and wellness tourism in Bulgaria.

The forum took place in Plovdiv city.

The project's motto is ‘Come for two weeks in Europe - one in Italy and one in Bulgaria' could even receive the support of the European Union.

The chairperson of National Association for Spa and Wellness Stanimir Stankov confessed that similar...

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2007/10/30

The Plovdiv Fair Will Welcome Guests in a VIP Hotel

Thirty floor building will welcome guests of the Plovdiv fair from 2009, announced citybuild.bg.

It will be situates close to one of the entrances of the fair, next to the parking lot for 1000 cars, that can already be seen on “Bulgaria” blvd, commented the executive director of the company Mr. Georgi Gergov.

The super modern building will be erected on the site of the old 15th palate and will hosts a hotel, panorama restaurant, trade centre and conference centre.

Just a few metres away...

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2007/10/16

SPA Tourism Conference to be Held in Plovdiv

The National Association on SPA and Wellness Tourism organizes a conference themed ‘Perspectives and Development of SPA and Wellness Tourism in Bulgaria’, where topical issues and opportunities for development of SPA and Wellness tourism industry will be discussed, organizers announced.

The conference will be held on October 23 at 1.30 pm at the Maritsa Hotel in Plovdiv.

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2007/10/02

Dozens Visit Cultural Events on the Night of Museums

Connoisseurs of fine arts crowded the museums in Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Pazardjik and Haskovo last night when the Festival of Museums and Galleries organized by M-Tel was held.
Hundreds of expositions, concerts, workshops and performances by authors from all over the world revived the atmosphere in the Old Plovdiv. Projects of one of the leading Dutch designers were put on display in the Sariev gallery. An original performance by Emil Mirazchiev, entitled The Euro-Bear, welcomed the visitors at...

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