Russian tourists love Bulgaria for its mild climate, beautiful nature, cheap holidays and close understandable language. Recently, the service in hotels has improved significantly, and the buildings themselves have a presentable, completely "European" look. In Bulgaria, you can have a good and inexpensive vacation with the whole family. It is not surprising that the number of Russian tourists is growing from year to year.
In the holiday season of 2012, Bulgaria predicts to receive 600-650 thousand tourists from Russia. This is 30% more than in the previous year. The calculation is based on the number of holidaymakers in Bulgaria in the first half of this season. The jubilee hundred thousandth and two hundred thousandth visas were issued to Russian tourists much earlier than last year.
Russians began to take their children with them much more often. Accordingly, the number of visas issued is increasing. Every year in Bulgaria, all the best conditions are created for children and adolescents tourism.
The government of this country believes that it makes sense to develop in this direction. Tourists from Russia in terms of the number of tourists in Bulgaria are in third place after residents of Germany and Greece.
Bulgaria is visited not only in summer; in winter there are ski resorts and spa resorts. There are also all-season pilgrimage, sightseeing and gastronomic tours. The Bulgarian climate is very mild, you will not waste your precious vacation time for acclimatization.
Visas to Russian citizens are issued very quickly - within 2-4 days. Dispensing centers are open in sixteen major cities. Tourists with a Schengen visa can enter Bulgaria without any problems. The same Russian citizens who have already visited this country in 2011 will be able to obtain a multivisa from July 2012. It is valid for a year and allows you to travel around Bulgaria repeatedly and without hindrance.
To obtain such a document, you will need to attach a copy of your 2011 visa. Prior to this innovation, Bulgaria issued visas to Russians for a maximum of thirty days, and there were only 1-2 opportunities to enter the country, no more.
Multi-entry visas are also very convenient for Russian citizens who have purchased or just want to purchase real estate in Bulgaria. The number of such people is constantly growing, because housing in this country is much cheaper than in Russian cities. For little money, you can buy an original house in the village or, having parted with a more impressive amount, become the owner of a luxurious cottage on the seashore.
On the other hand, in 2012, the number of tourists who vacation in Turkey, Egypt, Asia and Africa decreased. The geopolitical situation in these regions does not allow counting on a quiet pastime at local resorts. Because of this, many tourists turned their eyes to Bulgaria. Many residents of Russia decided to visit this country for the first time. All these statistics allowed the Bulgarian government to at least double the number of visas issued to Russians.
