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Burgas Airport welcomes first tourists for 2023 summer season

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The first group of 173 foreign tourists for the 2023 summer season arrived on Bulgaria’s southern Black Sea Coast with a regular flight from Warsaw. Traditionally, they were welcomed with a water salute and an official ceremony at Burgas Airport. Charter flights from Polish cities start on April 6. Polish pre-bookings increased with more than 15% year-on-year.

The first Austrian tourists are expected to arrive in Bulgaria on March 27. The first Lithuanian tourists are expected to arrive on March 28. The tourists are to visit Nessebar, Sozopol and St. Anastasia Island. Some of them own properties in Sunny Beach and Sveti Vlas.




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