Bulgaria fears reduction of tourists from Russia and Ukraine
Bulgarian tour operators predict a sharp decrease of tourists from Russia and Ukraine, based on the fact that pre-booking for the winter season 2014-2015 almost there, said a member of the Governing Board of the Association of tour operators and travel agents Bulgaria (ABTA) Calin Draganov.
according to him, this year nobody plans Charter flights from Russia and Ukraine, and all hope for the regular line, which naturally will lead to a sharp decline in tourist arrivals from Russia and Ukraine.
" The reason for the decline of the interest of the citizens of Russia was the recognition of economic insolvency this summer and autumn more than 10 tour operators in the Russian Federation. Now they avoid using the services of Russian tour operators and prefer to book directly. But of course, when there are no flights, no tourists " - leads portal newsbg. EN phrase Draganov from an interview with " Focus ".
He said that it is still early to speak about the increase of tourists from neighboring countries, because it strongly depends on the number of snow in the mountains. Authorized ABTA said that he saw no reasons for the decline in the number of Romanian tourists, But summed up that " unfortunately, we do not expect the increase of tourists from Western Europe, such as Holland and Germany. Recent years show that tourists from these countries to the winter resorts of Bulgaria unit.
according to him, this year in the Bulgarian resorts assumes growth in the number of tourists only from Turkey, because of the simplified scheme for obtaining visas, the number of visitors from that state continuously increases.
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