Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Tourism Minister Irena Georgieva held a meeting with nationally represented employer organizations and industry associations in the tourism sector to discuss the specific challenges the sector faces in connection with the Middle East conflict and possible short-term solutions, the Ministry announced on its website on Wednesday.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bulgarian Industrial Association, the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria, and the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association, who pointed to the rising costs of energy, fuel, and services, as well as the difficulties in fulfilling existing commitments amid the changed geopolitical and economic situation. According to them, this is putting pressure on the sector’s competitiveness on the eve of the summer season.
Georgieva said that the Ministry maintains an active dialogue with the industry and is seeking workable solutions within the framework of national and European instruments. “We are looking for solutions that can be implemented quickly and have a real impact on both business and consumers. It is important that actions be coordinated and aimed at maintaining stability in the sector,” she said.
The Tourism Ministry’s announcement read that options for stimulating domestic tourism and using vouchers as a form of compensation for cancelled trips were discussed. Employer organizations agreed on the need for measures to both stimulate demand through active advertising and optimize costs in order to maintain business sustainability.
At the end of March, while reviewing preparations for the summer season, Georgieva said that Bulgaria would position itself as a safe, welcoming, and affordable destination in the context of the complex geopolitical situation. Among the options for supporting businesses, she noted that a legal mechanism is being sought to defer tour operators’ obligations to customers for cancelled trips due to the conflict in the Middle East through vouchers, similar to the COVID model, while also recalling other compensation mechanisms for electricity and fuel. Tourism Minister Discusses with Employer Organizations Tourism Sector Support Measures 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-08 16:00:49 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law