Bulgaria
expects a growth of at least 3% in tourism in 2013, according to Ivo
Marinov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy, and Tourism.
Marinov
visited Wednesday the northern city of Veliko Tarnovo to present a
tourist guide titled "Get to Know Your Homeland" which
includes 17 sites from the region.
He
told journalists that more accurate forecasts about the trends in
tourism could be made after the tourism expos in Berlin, Moscow, and
Kiev.
Marinov,
as cited by Darik radio, went on to say that the Bulgarian government
would spend around BGN 24 M on promotional activities for tourism in
2013, with BGN 8 M to be secured from the state budget and BGN 16
M to be provided under the Regional
Development Operational Program.
Bulgaria's
Deputy Tourism Minister made clear that the priority markets would be
destinations where Bulgaria enjoyed strong positions like Germany and
Russia, Balkan states, and countries like India, Japan, and China.
He
reminded that Bulgaria had achieved a growth of 5% in the summer of
2012.
Marinov
specified that December statistics would be clear by January 27,
after which the results in the tourism sector for the entire 2012
would be published.
Source: Novinite
Source: Novinite
