Congress Tourism

Owing to the strategic location of Bulgaria in the heart of the Balkan Peninsula, its crossroad location between three continents, and its four international airports, Bulgaria is located at a distance of two hours from most of the European capitals and the large international airports, which perform flights to the whole world. This, together with the fact that the country offers multiple three, four and five-star hotels, located in the large city centers, as well as along the Black Sea coast and the mountain resorts, is a precondition for its increasing international authority in the area of congress tourism.

Excellent conditions for congress tourism are offered by the capital – Sofia. It offers multiple hotels with suitable halls, as well as congress centers, such as the National Palace of Culture and INTER EXPO center. Almost all hotels and hotel ranges offer equipment for conducting business meetings and seminars. In the city there are multiple higher education establishments, which also offer options for similar types of events. Additional options are offered in the Central Army Club, Boyana Residence, Universiada Hall, as well as the just finished multifunctional sports hall Armeets Arena - Sofia. The guests of business events can make use of the wonderful possibilities for cultural tourism in the city, as well as the conditions in close proximity to for mountain tourism, country and eco tourism, and golf tourism.

The city of Plovdiv, located in the central part of South Bulgaria, not only provides opportunities for congress and cultural events, but it also offers possibilities for science tourism. The city is famous for its international fair.

The Black Sea resorts offer wonderful combination of congress tourism, sea relaxation and spa. The resorts at our Black Sea coast offer the option for organizing similar events outside the summer season as well – Varna, Burgas, the resort complexes Albena, Golden Sands, Sunny Beach, St. Konstantin and St. Helena, Dyuni, the towns of St. Vlas and Primorsko. The guests of the resorts on the North Black Sea have the option to practice golf on some of the best European and world golf courts. The town of Dobrich also offers options for business meetings.

The mountain resorts Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo combine all year long options for mountain and eco tourism with business events. In them the participants in congresses have the opportunity to enjoy some of the best ski tracks on the Old Continent.

A wonderful combination of congress tourism and spa is offered by the town of Kyustendil and the spa resorts Hisarya, Velingrad, Devin and Sandanski.

The Danube towns of Vidin and Ruse, as well as the towns of Montana and Pleven also offer opportunities for congress forums. The former capital of Bulgaria – Veliko Tarnovo – offers the combination of congress and cultural-science tourism. A combination of unique nature and options for business meetings is also available in Vratsa, Sevlievo, Ribaritsa, Teteven and Troyan. Good conference halls are also offered in the towns of Pazardzhik, Stara Zagora, Sliven, Dimitrovgrad, Haskovo, Yambol and Kazanlak.