site.btaTourism Minister: Surge in Early Bookings Will Have Positive Impact on Hotel, Restaurant Industry

Tourism Minister Zaritsa Dinkova has said that the surge in early bookings owing to the success of the Programme for Financing of Marketing Activities of Tourist Services in the Black Sea Municipalities in Bulgaria will have a positive impact on the hotel and restaurant industry. She was speaking at a meeting with representatives of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant Association, her Ministry said in a press release on Saturday. 

Dinkova stressed that Bulgaria is a safe and stable destination. "This is the feedback we are getting from the growing number of Italian and Spanish tourists. They say that they feel very safe, happy, and relaxed in our country," she added.

The Minister said that the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Environment and Water need to be actively involved, as quality tourist service depends largely on them as well.

Dinkova said that her Ministry is developing instruments that will facilitate the hotel industry in Bulgaria by mitigating the impact and consequences of the military conflict in Ukraine on businesses and supporting their sustainability and competitiveness.