Internet Tourists Reach 34%

34 PER CENT OF THE TOURISTS LEARN ABOUT BULGARIA FROM INTERNET

Thursday 27 Sep 2007 (From Sofia News Agency)

More than one third, 34 per cent, of the tourists who visited Bulgaria over the first eight months of 2007, learned about the country from the internet, State Agency for Tourism (SAT) research showed.

According to SAT head Anelia Kroushkova, the percentage showed that the agency should emphasise on promoting the country online.

The advice from acquaintances or previous trips to Bulgaria made the largest group, 36 per cent, come to the country.

The research also showed that the number of tourists who come on vacations in Bulgaria and stay in their own house or apartment increased, Focus news agency said. A total of 3.1 per cent of all the tourists to come to Bulgaria owned property in the country.

Mostly UK tourists own real estate in Bulgaria, Kroushkova said.

Interesting reading many no doubt would get information about Bulgaria from Bulgarian Real Estate Online website then....

Europol welcomes Bulgaria

Europol is a consortium of countries in Europe that take part in the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking, illegal immigration, human trafficking, money laundering, radioactive substances trafficking and many other illegal activities.

Although Bulgarian became a member officially on the 1st of August this year, the official ceremony will take place on 3rd October in the Hague where the Europol Headquarters are based. Romania is also to be included.

The Europol leaders said that Bulgaria was a "necessary partner" within the Europol system.

This is more reassurance within Bulgaria and certainly a stick in the spokes to anyone who thinks that Bulgaria can be a hiding place for illegal practices, including expatriates!

Also this will give even more confidence to foreign investment and to the property market in general.

Inflation in Bulgaria - Good for business?

I seems that we have a growing unrest in Bulgaria regarding low pay. Firstly the teachers have been demanding 100% pay rise and are currently on active strike. Taxi drivers of course never miss a trick and joined the bandwagon. Then it was social workers who are looking for major hike in pay and now the forestry working force are also demanding another 25% on their salaries.

The government are going roughly half way to meeting demands of these different workforces which means that inflation in Bulgaria will also take an inevitable hike over the next year or so.

The knock on affect of inflation ends up with property prices increasing, good news to those who have bought already in Bulgaria with good prospects in return on their investments.

It is really a case of getting in while the going is still good with prices in Bulgaria being still unbelievably cheap. With all these wage increases other workforces joining the queue, it is surely only a matter of time before the true value of property and land will be realised in Bulgaria.

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