Good news for holiday rental owners in Bulgaria
Bulgarian seaside resorts are enjoying increased interest from Latvian and Lithuanian holidaymakers, a hotel and restaurant industry association said.
Speaking at a press conference in the northern Black Sea resort of Albena, Dimitar Dimitrov, chairman of the hotel and restaurant industry association for northeastern Bulgaria said that hotel bookings for the region are between 15 and 20% lower than last year while southern Bulgaria is attracting good interest especially for holiday rentals in Bulgaria which are seeing the bigest rise in holiday makers for the past three months.
The slowdown should be offset by Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Latvians although Romanians followed by Bulgarians are poised to be the most numerous group on Bulgarian seaside resorts this summer, according to Dimitrov.
Last week tourism agency chairwoman Anelia Krushkova tried to reassure the sector, saying the slump in this year’s summer bookings compared to the year-ago period has been made up for. She claimed that the 6% outflow of tourists from key markets such as the UK and Germany experienced in the first quarter has already been compensated by new markets.
The ongoing global financial and economic downturn is triggering many last-minute bookings as holidaygoers hunt for better bargains.
This year’s early-booking packages are 15-20% cheaper than last year’s, Dimitrov said, adding that the industry is mulling over extending the early booking period until the middle of June. Hotels might continue to offer special bonuses even during the peak season.
According to statistics presented by Dimitrov, hotels are using between 40 and 50% of their capacity.
One silver lining of the crisis is that it has eased the shortage of qualified workforce in Bulgarian resorts, Dimitrov noted.
Source: Guide Bulgaria
Speaking at a press conference in the northern Black Sea resort of Albena, Dimitar Dimitrov, chairman of the hotel and restaurant industry association for northeastern Bulgaria said that hotel bookings for the region are between 15 and 20% lower than last year while southern Bulgaria is attracting good interest especially for holiday rentals in Bulgaria which are seeing the bigest rise in holiday makers for the past three months.
The slowdown should be offset by Ukrainians, Lithuanians and Latvians although Romanians followed by Bulgarians are poised to be the most numerous group on Bulgarian seaside resorts this summer, according to Dimitrov.
Last week tourism agency chairwoman Anelia Krushkova tried to reassure the sector, saying the slump in this year’s summer bookings compared to the year-ago period has been made up for. She claimed that the 6% outflow of tourists from key markets such as the UK and Germany experienced in the first quarter has already been compensated by new markets.
The ongoing global financial and economic downturn is triggering many last-minute bookings as holidaygoers hunt for better bargains.
This year’s early-booking packages are 15-20% cheaper than last year’s, Dimitrov said, adding that the industry is mulling over extending the early booking period until the middle of June. Hotels might continue to offer special bonuses even during the peak season.
According to statistics presented by Dimitrov, hotels are using between 40 and 50% of their capacity.
One silver lining of the crisis is that it has eased the shortage of qualified workforce in Bulgarian resorts, Dimitrov noted.
Source: Guide Bulgaria
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