Minister Miloshev gave a working breakfast for the representatives of the Diplomatic Corps

Bulgaria is at the forefront of the growth of tourists in Europe compared to 2019 according to the European Tourist Board

Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev hosted a working breakfast on Saturday morning with the representatives of the Diplomatic Corps, guests of the opening ceremony of the summer tourist season Summer 2024. Special guest at the informal working breakfast was the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, accompanied by the Secretary for Culture, Education and Tourism at the Presidential Institution and former Minister of Tourism Ilin Dimitrov. The breakfast was attended by the Minister of Health Dr. Galya Kondeva, Yordanka Chobanova — Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, ambassadors and diplomats from over 20 foreign missions.

At the beginning of the breakfast, prepared only with traditional Bulgarian high-quality products, Minister Miloshev himself presented gastronomic details to his guests related to the products, the regions of their origin, Bulgarian traditions, noting also the famous Bulgarian hospitality.

The minister also sent important messages, saying that Bulgaria is ready and waiting for its tourists.

‘As institutions we are ready for a calm and safe summer. The Ministry of Tourism, our institutions and control bodies are always open for assistance, so do not hesitate to contact us’, said Minister Miloshev.

‘Tourism is an emotional product, we wait for our tourists and as a country we will work to make them feel safe and filled with only good emotions. I would like to assure you that we have a very clear task and ambition in our face that the state provides all the necessary conditions and control to make a successful summer season happen.’

Bulgaria is a safe destination and a safe country and we live at a crossroads and this makes us hospitable and tolerant, the minister told the diplomats.

‘That is why, beyond the modern notions of a tourist product, I want to say to you — come here, because we have carried hospitality in our DNA, in our genes for centuries’, Minister Miloshev said. He expressed the hope that our foreign guests — tourists will become the best ambassadors of the dream Bulgaria, who will take with them the memory of this paradise place.

At the end of the breakfast, the Ambassador of Romania, Brândușa Predescu, thanked her gracious host on behalf of everyone and predicted that in just a month there will be a real invasion of Romanian tourists on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. ‘I am truly impressed — by the food and the gastronomic knowledge of the minister, by the taste and finesse of the selected authentic Bulgarian dishes’, she said.

According to the European Tourist Board, for the first 3 months of 2024 Bulgaria is at the forefront of the growth of tourists in Europe compared to 2019 according to the data- an increase of 39% compared to the first 3 months of 2019.