Published on : Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Recently, Nikolina Angelova, Bulgarian Tourism Minister arranged a working meeting with Garry Cappelli, Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Croatia. The duo conversed at the summit of tourism ministers of the EU member states “Tourism and Economic Growth” in Sofia, the Ministry of Tourism announced.
”Minister Angelkova presented to her Croatian counterpart the positive data on tourism in Bulgaria. Over 8.8 million foreign tourists visited our country in 2017. The reported growth is 7.6% compared to the previous year. A total of 630 700 more foreign visitors have come to Bulgaria. We are seeing a growth of over 26% for tourists from the Republic of Croatia who visited Bulgaria in 2017. 23 thousand Croatian tourists have chosen our country for their vacation. Thus, Croatia ranks 35th among the largest incoming destinations in Bulgaria”, Minister Angelkova noted.
Also the two Ministers talked about the growth and potential in terms of film tourism in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, several Bollywood movies have been filmed, having a good ratio related to quality and price.
”We expect the inclusion of digital technologies to contribute to the positive development of tourism in the country”, said Minister Angelkova. Also, she clarified that the Bulgarian Ministry of Tourism is the first international one to start a service with the opportunity of direct sharing of tourist sites via Chat Extension at Viber.
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