The tourist season, and the year as a whole, are going on a record since statistics regarding visits and trips to the country have been kept. This was stated to BNT by the official Minister of Tourism Evtim Miloshev.
He pointed out that the summer tourist season forms 70% of the country's tourism. According to him, the main problem is the lack of workers, and before the start of the season, a need of 27,000 people was reported. For this reason, long-term concepts and programs are being thought of.
Milosev refused to reveal whether he was invited by Dimitar Glavchev to continue his work in the next office.
He assured the hoteliers that there would be no problem with the notification from the European Commission, which would allow the payment of compensations due to the high electricity prices in recent months. The funds - about BGN 245 million - are available in the energy security fund.
Milosev noted that there is consensus on the creation of a guarantee fund that will guarantee compensation for the end user in case of insolvency of the tour operator. The bill in this direction is at the stage of public discussion.