The Minister of tourism of Bulgaria Nikolina Angelova said that her Ministry is discussing With the Ministry of foreign Affairs of all possible options that will allow Bulgarian visas to foreign tourists at airports and borders, writes Bulgarian news portal.

" at the meeting With the authorized tourist business in Burgas Minister said that From January to November last year the number of Russian tourists in Bulgaria decreased by 3, 2%, and Ukrainian 8, 2%. Angelkov added that the decline of tourists expected this year, and this applies not only to Russian and Ukrainian guests, but also tourists from Germany and the UK ", - stated in the message.

The Minister said that her Ministry is working on an accelerated issuance of visas common rules and fees For consular departments of different countries and visa centers. She noted that the possibility of obtaining foreign visas specifically on arrival at the airport or at the border there, but until then, as long as the country will not join the Schengen zone.

To compensate for the decrease of tourist flows, the Ministry is looking for alternative tourism markets. From November to tourists in Turkey began to issue multiple-entry three-month visa, then was marked by a sharp rise in the number of Turkish tourists in the Bulgarian winter resorts.

Angelkov informed of the establishment of the information centre of Bulgaria and Romania in China." in the year more than 80 million Chinese tourists visit different countries, and of these, only 20 thousand visited Bulgaria", She explained. The Minister said that a new advertising campaign intended For Japan, India, Indonesia and other countries of the East.

The official added that the Ministry is considered and the definition of a new legal status To large resorts in the country, namely the status of the national resorts. Also, According to the Minister, discusses another important issue is the safety of tourists. The publication said that " next week Angelboy is expected to meet With interior Minister Veselin Puchkovym, which will review the increase in the number of law enforcement officers at the summer resorts in Bulgaria ".

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