Minister Angelkova conversed with the Saudi Arabia prince during the summit G20 tourism ministers meeting in Buenos Aires

17 April 2018

The Minister of Tourism, Nikolina Angelkova, met His Royal Highness, Sultan bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, a prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The two conversed during the G20 tourism ministers meeting, which is held in Buenos Aires. A highlight of their conversation were the opportunities to build on the exceptionally good cooperation in tourism between the two countries.

Minister Angelkova focused on the country’s capability to develop various types of tourism - spa, cultural-historical, health, and marine. She noted that some of Bulgaria’s advantages as a destination include political and financial stability, and the legislation, which is supportive of large-scale investors. Minister Angelkova recollected that in recent years our country has registered sustainable growth in the sector. There were nearly 8.9 mil. international tourists in our country in 2017, a 7.6% growth compared to 2016. Revenues from the visits of international tourists were nearly BGN 6.9 bil., an over 9 per cent growth. During the first two months of this year the visits of international tourists were nearly 11% more compared to the January–February 2017 period.

We are promoting Bulgaria as an attractive tourism destination, assured prince Sultan bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud.

Bulgaria welcomes the interest of investors, including Saudi Arabian ones, in the development of 5-star hotels due to the rising interest of an increasing number of high-end tourists, Minister Angelkova said further. The preparedness of both countries to support various initiatives in promotion of the cultural and historical landmarks in their territory, as well as exchange experience in marketing and tourism, was reiterated during the conversation.

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