| In the recent years the building of the new hotels on | | | | honoured with the Blue flag, with which the Global |
| the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria proceeded at a very | | | | Ecological Fund awards the best beaches. |
| quick rate and to date the demand exceeds the | | | | The infrastructure of the resort zone on the |
| supply, and many of the hotel rooms remain vacant, | | | | northern coast of Bulgaria is well-developed. There |
| even in season. | | | | are more large resorts and possibilities to have a |
| Millions of euros were put in the building of the hotels, | | | | comfortable rest in the luxurious hotels with the |
| bars and other tourist objects, but not the whole | | | | sport complexes, restaurants and firm shops here. |
| necessary infrastructure is developed well enough. | | | | The climate on the southern coast is warmer, and |
| For example, one of the most popular resorts of the | | | | the active holiday season is longer, from May till the |
| country - Sunny Beach - possesses more than 200 | | | | end of September. The coastline is greatly disjointed |
| hotels, but the transport network is underdeveloped. | | | | in the South, there are a great number of bays and |
| According to the data, afforded by Deutsche Welle, | | | | picturesque beaches here and the small charming |
| tourism provides Bulgaria with 2 milliard euros yearly, | | | | resorts - resort settlements, coastal villages and |
| but nowadays the decrease of the flow of the | | | | towns prevail here. The largest tourist complex is |
| foreign tourists is observed. Though the income from | | | | Sunny Beach, which can seat 40 000. |
| the foreign tourists during the first five months of | | | | The southern seaside resorts of Bulgaria, which |
| the year made up 532 milliard euros - 16% more than | | | | combine the rich natural and cultural potential, are |
| during the analogous period of 2006, the total | | | | considered to be relatively cheap, that's why there |
| amount of tourists during this period has decreased. | | | | are a lot of young people and holiday-makers with |
| This information was made public by Anelia | | | | children here. |
| Krushkova, the Head of the State Tourist Agency of | | | | The resorts of Bulgaria attract a number of investors |
| Bulgaria, at the end of July. | | | | by so far low and constantly increasing prices for |
| The decrease of the flow of the tourists resulted in | | | | immovable property in the coastal zone. However |
| the increased competition between the hotels and | | | | many holiday-makers complained of the too dense |
| many of them had to bring down the prices. For all | | | | settlement and the constant construction works |
| that many of the hotel rooms, especially without the | | | | along the Black Sea coast, which degrade the quality |
| view of the sea, are empty anyway. | | | | of their holiday. |
| The Black Sea coast of Bulgaria stretches for 380 | | | | In May the authorities of a number of the coastal |
| kilometers, the numerous seaside resorts of Bulgaria | | | | cities ordered to suspend all the construction works |
| (more than 30) divide it into the northern coast and | | | | on the Black Sea coast. |
| the southern coast. Sunny Beach, Elenite, Nessebar, | | | | Though the construction firms are aware of the |
| Dyuni, Primorsko and other resort complexes belong | | | | prohibition, in practice it turns out that their governing |
| to the famous southern resorts. | | | | body prefers to pretend, that they know nothing |
| Golden Sands, Albena, Riviera, Rusalka, Balchik, St. | | | | apropos of this. The experts connect the given fact |
| Constantine and Elena and some more resorts belong | | | | with the low fines, which are imposed on the |
| to the northern resorts. A number of resorts are | | | | transgressors. |