3 November 2009 | Bulgaria is the most preferred destination for spending the New Year’s holidays, according to Romanian tourism agencies. While last year, Romanians mostly sought winter holiday packages for Austria’s resorts, this year they are headed to Bulgaria due to the economic crisis.
Offers for ski holidays in Bulgaria entered the Romanian market more strongly this year,” Dragos Anastasiu from the Nova Travel tourism agency told the Romanian publication Business Standard, cited by the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. “It is cheaper and it is closer to us. Besides, there are still free spaces available,” he added.
If the average Romanian’s budget for the winter holidays last year was between 400 and 500 euro, this year it is expected that it will be reduced by 20 per cent,” Korina Martin, head of the National Association of Tourist Agencies of Romania said, adding that this year tourist inquires were only regarding the New Year’s holidays offers, rather than a longer winter vacation.
Romanians make up the biggest group of foreign tourists who come to Bulgaria, according to the now disbanded National Tourism Agency of Bulgaria, the Dnevnik newspaper wrote. Until now, however, their visits were mostly to the Black Sea coast resorts. Since last year, some hotel owners and winter resorts began to promote themselves more actively on the Romanian market.
As BalkanTravellers.com reported recently, it is also expected that the number of tourists from Serbia and Macedonia to Bulgaria will grow by 10 per cent this winter season compared to last year.
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