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TOURISM AND RELATED SERVICES IN BULGARIA town of Smolyan region where expectations are to improve significantly the tourist infrastructure – construction of new ski lifts, etc. According to opinion of both experts and tourists, Albena is still the most harmoniously developed sea resort in this country. It is well built, with retained green areas and spaces between the hotels. The resort has been striving to start the season earlier and make it longer. The inflow of Bulgarian tourists has increased due to the various offers – “all inclusive”, “last minute”, etc. In mid-2005, Albena announced it was completing the construction of a small-aircraft airport at the town of Primorsko. The planned investment amounts to around BGN 1.2 mln. According to NSI data, the number of tourists in Sunny Beach resort last year has doubled compared to 2001. Season 2005 witnessed substantially enhanced material assets – over 42 000 beds in 145 hotels in the eastern part only. Active construction is going on in the western part. The adjacent settlements of Ravda and Saint Vlas have been developing with hectic pace, too, and have merged into Sunny Beach. Golden Sands resort has 32 000 beds currently, and experts forecast their number can reach 50 000 in near future. Investment in the specialised infrastructure on the Black Sea coast is a fact. Simultaneously, specific problems emerge, e.g. now around 80% of the specialised infrastructure is concentrated in 20 municipalities that occupy just 9% of the country’s territory. The specialised infrastructure is being developed in the inner parts of Bulgaria, too. The tourism material assets are being gradually renovated in regions like Tryavna, Koprivshtitsa, Melnik, Troyan, Gabrovo, etc., thanks to the pro-active stance of some local authorities to attract funds under different programs and the establishment of public-private partnerships. Spanish Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Sofia 68
TOURISM AND RELATED SERVICES IN BULGARIA 6. ANALYSIS OF THE MARKET DEMAND 6.1. GENERAL CONSUMPTION TRENDS The role of tourism in Bulgaria’s economic development continued to grow in 2004. The number of foreigners who visited Bulgaria in the year reached 6.982 million. Foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria (2000 – 2004) year Thousand people Previous year=100 2000=100 Indexes 2000 4 922 2001 5 104 103.70 103.70 2002 5 563 108.99 113.02 2003 6 241 112.19 126.80 2004 6 982 111.87 141.85 The absolute growth is biggest in 2004, and the growth rate is fastest in 2003. Source: NSI Growth of the number of foreign tourist visits to Bulgaria (2001-2004) versus 2000 – in thousand people 2 500 2 000 2060 1 500 1319 1 000 500 0 182 641 2001 2002 2003 2004 Source: NSI Spanish Economic and Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in Sofia 69
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