Informes Sectoriales OP - Icex

TOURISM AND RELATED SERVICES IN BULGARIA
INDEX
1. INTRODUCTION 5
1.1. THE BULGARIAN ECONOMY 6
1.2. PROSPECTS OF THE BULGARIAN MARKET 9
1.3. APERTURE TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 11
2. OVERVIEW 17
2.1. DEFINITION AND DESCRIPTION OF EACH SECTOR 17
2.2. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF TOURISM SECTOR 20
3. POLICIES AND LEGAL FRAME FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENT 25
3.1. GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND REGULATIONS FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
IN TOURISM AND RELATING SERVICES 26
3.2. POLICIES FOR THE PROMOTION OF INVESTMENTS 27
3.3. IMPLEMENTATION METHODS 28
3.4. RELEVANT ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES 31
3.4.1. GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TOURISM SPHERE 31
3.4.2. NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TOURISM SPHERE 33
3.4.3. LOCAL AND REGIONAL TOURIST ORGANIZATIONS 35
4. PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE INVESTMENTS 36
4.1. MAIN COSTS FOR INVESTMENTS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR 36
4.1.1. LABOR COSTS 36
4.1.2. TAXATION 37
4.1.3. PROPERTY TAXES 41
4.1.4. PROPERTY COSTS 41
4.1.5. LABOR AND SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION 42
4.1.6. TOURISM TAXATION 42
4.1.7. TOURISM FEES 43
4.2. MAIN BARRIERS TO INVESTMENTS 43
4.2.1. GENERAL BARRIERS TO INVESTMENTS 43
4.2.2. SPECIFIC BARRIERS TO INVESTMENTS IN THE SECTOR 45
4.3. SEARCHING FOR A PARTNER. ASPECTS TO BE CONSIDERED WHEN
NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT 48
4.4. FOREIGN AND SPANISH INVESTMENT IN THE SECTOR. MAIN SUCCESSFUL
CASES OF IMPLEMENTATION IN BULGARIA 51
5. ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET OFFER 55
5.1. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND MAIN PRODUCERS 55
5.1.1. TYPES OF TOURISM 55
5.1.2. HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS 59
5.1.3. TOUR OPERATORS 63
Spanish Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Sofia 3