Trakya University is one of the most important in the region with 50,000 students and lecturers, said Prof Emel Guler from the university's Faculty of Applied Sciences during the cross-border conference as part of BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project. The conference took place at the BTA National Press Club here on Friday.
"The data shows us how important tourism activity and its influence are", Guler said, pointing out that Baba Marta is already celebrated in Edirne, as on March 1 all residents of the city take a martenitsa and welcome spring.
"We are working with our tourism association on a project in which you can travel within Bulgaria, Greece and Turkiye within one day and see tourist sites. As part of the project, we started with breakfast in Bulgaria, continued with lunch in Greece and had dinner in Turkiye. We want to encourage the whole world to get involved," Guler emphasised.
During her presentation, Guler showed the most famous tourist agencies in the Balkans that offer vacations in the region and also pointed out that a festival calendar in the Balkans could be made.
BTA's Europe on Balkans: Cohesion Skills project aims to raise public awareness and foster open dialogue about cohesion policy, local achievements, and the implementation of the EU's policy priorities. The project kicked off with a conference in Veliki Preslav in November 2024. Until September 2025, BTA will host discussions at its press clubs in the following cities: Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Gabrovo, Dobrich, Kazanlak, Kardzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Razgrad, Ruse, Samokov, Svishtov, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Stara Zagora, Troyan, Targovishte, Haskovo, Shumen, and Yambol. Cross-border conferences will be held in Belgrade, Bosilegrad, Bucharest, Edirne, Skopje, and Thessaloniki. The project builds on the Europe in the Balkans: A Common Future and Europe in Bulgaria: A Common Future projects, implemented by BTA in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
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