Sunday, April 15, 2012

Bulgaria camping tourism


The financial crisis has left camping tourism in Bulgaria unaffected, Kompas newspaper reported.

Camping sites in Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea coast registered tourism growth in 2009, compared to figures for 2008. The prices of camping services increased 20 percent.

Positioning a camper next to the shoreline costs about 5000 leva for the entire 2010 summer season. A camper positioned behind the first line costs its owner 1200 leva for the same period.

Camping outside the specified for the purpose sites will be one of the main problems that Shabla municipality have to deal with. The aim is to solve the pr[blem of camps at sites lacking electricity, tap water and infrastructure, which can lead to pollution and fire danger.

Shabla municipality provides information boards and booklets that will direct tourists to the specialized camping sites. These will have waste containers and chemical toilets available.

But Bulgarian and foreign campers are finding it increasingly difficult to continue that practice because camping sites in Bulgaria are disappearing and, along the coast, there are only a handful left. In the past decade alone, because of development, and the seemingly endless urbanisation of the coast, camping sites have been reduced by more than half, the private television channel bTV reported on May 30 2011.

One popular camping site on the south coast of Bulgaria, Zlatnata Ribka, is charging up to 30 leva a night for a camper or 25 leva for a tent, but if one wishes to reserve a prominent spot near the beach, one must be prepared to pay as much as 3000 leva for the season.

Bulgaria expects a large influx of tourists in view of the fact that other popular destinations, such as the Middle East and North Africa, are likely to be avoided. Turmoil and strikes in Greece mean that foreign tourists could potentially decide to chose Bulgaria for their holidays instead.

Sources:
sofiaecho.com
tmbulgaria
tmbulgaria.com

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