Please briefly introduce Bulgaria, thank you.

In recent years, the importance of tourism to Bulgaria has developed significantly. The economic growth rate has remained above 4% for five consecutive years. At present, the inflation rate is around 2.3%, and the budget was balanced last year. Disadvantages are: high unemployment rate, low personal income and 8% foreign trade deficit. Therefore, only by increasing the employment rate, increasing income and balancing the foreign trade deficit can we ensure high hopes for tourism. For example, in 2003, Bulgaria's bilateral trade deficit with Russia was $654.38+0 billion, and Bulgaria's exports increased by 654.38+04% to $92 million. Bulgaria mainly imports oil, natural gas and coal from Russia and mainly exports agricultural products. Bulgarian officials believe that this trade deficit is difficult to balance and will only attract more Russian tourists to the Black Sea. In the past five years, Bulgaria's tourism industry has developed rapidly and was one of the fastest growing economic sectors in 2003. The development of tourism has made an important contribution to the improvement of Bulgaria's economic climate, and tourism has become the driving force for the development of various industries.

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Ensure the advantages of developing tourism.

Bulgaria has its unique advantages in developing tourism: besides political stability, it also has its unique natural conditions. First of all, it is close to the Black Sea, which is a traditional tourist destination. Second, visit the Black Sea in summer, enjoy the beautiful sunny beaches, and go skiing and hunting in the mountains in winter; Thirdly, there are many hot springs in various places, including 33 in Varna, 26 of which are located in the urban area and nearby tourist attractions. Bath therapy tourism is a beautiful scenery in tourism; Fourth, the reserve is located between Europe and Asia, with developed and rich western Europe in the west, Russia in the north and Asia in the east, bringing a steady stream of tourists to Bulgaria; Fifth, Bulgaria is one of the ancient civilizations with a long history in Europe. There are many historical sites all over the country, such as those in Thrace, Rome and Byzantium, ancient town museums, numerous monasteries, castles and various ancient churches, and some scenic spots in the urban areas, such as buildings left over from Roman culture. Bulgaria is rich in tourism resources, which has attracted the interest of tourists from all over the world since 1980s. Sixth, Bulgaria has made remarkable achievements in environmental protection, and ecotourism is also one of the tourism projects advocated by Bulgaria. In view of the above advantages, Bulgaria's current main tourism projects are: seaside tourism, bathing tourism, mountain tourism, skiing tourism, rural tourism, eco-tourism, cultural tourism, folk tourism and so on. ITB is the largest tourism exhibition in the world and is known as the barometer of international tourism. Bulgaria's booth area at the Berlin International Tourism Exhibition in 2004 was 200 square meters, which attracted many tourists on the first day. Bulgaria ranks seventh in the global ranking of 10 as the most attractive tourist destination and fourth in the ranking of "pabsec"1/tourist countries.

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According to the statistics of the insured border, the number and country of inbound tourists from 2000 to 2003 are as follows: unit: 10,000; 2000; 200 1; 2002; 2003; Compared with the previous year, the number of tourists increased by 10%; Compared with the previous year, the number of tourists increased by 10%; Compared with the previous year, the number of tourists increased by 10%; Compared with the previous year, the number of tourists increased by 10%; Last year, the total number of tourists was 235.412.9277.65438+9.3 8.6 353.218.0 Macedonia 65.8-9.0164.3-2.3162.2-3.3/kloc-.

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1 Greece 32.19.32 34.57.24 39.13.64 54.8 39.93 Germany 26.3 27.5337.42.3 248.0 28.43 53.510. .9 4 35.9 65.0353.5 48.8 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 59.2 10.72 Bulgaria is increasingly attractive to EU tourists, accounting for more than 25-30%. According to the survey of the European Tourism Commission, Bulgaria is the fastest growing tourist destination in continental Europe, followed by Romania, Iceland and Italy. From June to February, 2004, the number of foreign tourists in Bulgaria increased by 27. 14%, reaching a total of 319,814. The largest number of tourists are: Greece 10 1 3 14, Macedonia 28450, Britain 24690, Serbia and Montenegro 1 1 520, and the number of EU tourists increased by 52.1/Kloc. Bulgaria has won a certain share in the international tourism market and is now entering a new stage of maintaining its share. The largest number of travel companies in Germany and Russia indicated that they would expand their travel business to Bulgaria. The Ministry of Economic Protection predicts that this year's growth will be at least 10- 12%.

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Bulgaria's tourism revenue is quite rich. In 2000, Bulgaria's tourism revenue was $65.438+0.74 billion, accounting for 0.23% of the world's tourism revenue, 0.46% of Europe's tourism revenue and 4. 14% of Central and Eastern Europe's tourism revenue. In 200 1 year, the tourism revenue reached 12.0 1 billion US dollars, increasing by 0.25%, 0.50% and 4.5% respectively, increasing by 1.8% over the previous year, accounting for 8.9% of GDP. In 2002, the tourism revenue was/. In 2003, the global tourism industry experienced a negative growth of 1.2%, while the European tourism industry only increased by 0.4%. In this context, the development of tourism in Bulgaria is particularly prominent. According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bulgaria's tourism revenue will reach $2 billion in 2005.

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The main measures to ensure the development of tourism: the government attaches importance to tourism. At the end of April 2004, the Bulgarian Parliament passed a tourism bill, which relaxed the regulations on tourism management and the establishment of travel agents, canceled the original permit and replaced it with a registration system. The bill also plans to set up a tourism department under the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Bulgaria attaches great importance to improving the quality of tourism services. Measures include: simplifying visa procedures, strengthening the standardization of star-rated hotels, introducing ski grades, ensuring the safety of tourists, prohibiting the construction of buildings in important tourist attractions such as the Black Sea to protect the tourism environment, and suspending all construction projects along the Black Sea coast before the arrival of this summer's tourist season so as not to disturb tourists. Strengthen international tourism cooperation. The Ministry of Economic Affairs organizes and sends personnel to participate in international tourism conferences, exhibitions, forums and festivals held in the country to publicize and promote Bulgaria's tourism. At the beginning of June 5438+ 10 this year, the third international tourism conference with the theme of "Bulgaria-the land of dreams" was held in the Sheraton Sofia Hotel. Attend the meeting of "Mediterranean International Tourism Market" and cooperate closely with "Parliamentary Countries of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC)". Make full use of global loans to invest in tourism projects, improve the soft and PHARE environment for attracting tourists, and fully repair 2 1 roads leading to tourist areas within 15 months with a total length of 144 km and a cost of140,000 euros, benefiting tourists. In addition, Bao also obtained another 5.3 million euro Farr loan to invest in the tourism field. While developing summer tourism, develop winter tourism projects. Bulgaria invested 30 million euros to build the winter sports base in Bansko, and paved stone roads around 600 hot springs. In recent years, the Bulgarian government has increased its investment in tourism and built a large number of modern hotels, restaurants, bathing places and entertainment facilities in the famous Black Sea tourist attractions. Build ski bases and eco-tourism projects in high mountain areas throughout the country. In the near future, it is planned to attract 65,438+0,000,000 euros to build golf courses and other tourism projects near Primorsko in the Black Sea, including a golf course extending about 8,000 hectares along the Ropotamo River, a hotel with 65,438+0,000 beds, a golf school, several popular clothing stores, restaurants and nightclubs. Focus on attracting tourists from some countries. The number of Russian tourists insured increased by 6% in 2003 and by 56.24% in June 2004. In order to attract more tourists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and other countries, Bulgaria announced in early April this year that it would temporarily waive the visa fees for group tourists from the three countries by April 2005 1. In addition, as one of the tourism cooperation projects between Bulgaria and Russia, the Bulgarian Ministry of Economic Affairs has also set up the Bulgarian Tourism Information Center in the center of Moscow, covering an area of 165 square meters. Representatives from Bulgarian Airlines, two Russian tourist attractions and four travel companies will work in the center, which is expected to open within three months. Although only 5,556 Japanese tourists entered Bulgaria in 2003, in order to attract more wealthy Japanese tourists, Bulgaria and Japan International Cooperation Agency held the Bulgaria-Japan Economic Forum with the theme of promoting tourism in Sofia at the end of February this year, and specially designed two tourism projects for Japanese tourists: "Temple Zhou Bianyou" and "Bulgaria 10 Day Tour".

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One disadvantage of Bulgaria's tourism industry is that, according to the statistics of British Tourism Bureau, the per capita consumption of foreign tourists in Bulgaria is twice less than that of other European countries, mainly because there is no opportunity to spend more. They suggested that Bulgaria's tourism industry should provide more services for foreign tourists, such as bath therapy, bird watching and shopping. Hotel waiters should receive special training and invest more in marketing and advertising. Secondly, the construction of tourist attractions is still going on during the tourist season, which affects the interest of tourists. Thirdly, the airport conditions in Varna and burgas are poor and the flights are tight, which makes the capacity of the increasing number of tourists insufficient. Fourth, Bulgaria is no longer a cheap tourist destination, and the summer tourist prices continue to rise, while top tourist destinations such as Spain have kept their prices low. Therefore, if we don't adjust the ratio of value to money, we will lose tourists in the long run. Fifth, border inspection is inefficient and takes too long. Sixth, poor infrastructure. According to statistics, only 10% of vehicles entering Europe from Asia via Turkey pass through Bulgaria, and it takes 10 days to protect themselves in Western Europe. It takes at least 12 hours to drive from Sofia to Montenegro.