The Cabinet will work on a long-term strategy for the development of Bulgaria’s tourism, Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev said during the opening of summer season 2007 in Golden Sands resort. Such strategy should specify what type of tourism destination in Bulgaria trying to be and what should the priorities of the sector be.

Bulgaria uses up to five per cent of the potential of its mineral springs, the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) said. Sofia has 46 mineral springs and no facilities make use of them.

A ground handling company in Sofia, Bulgaria has been established by Swissport International. According to the company, with the country’s strong economic growth and its rapidly-rising air travel volumes, the new operation fits ideally into the Swissport strategy of gaining key footholds in promising new markets.

Robert Mocny, director of US-VISIT, a program run by the U.S Department of Homeland Security, attended the Travel Industry Association’s International Powwow and delivered a press briefing by where he discussed the controversial decision to change the requirement that international travelers scan ten instead of two fingerprints upon entry to the U.S.

St. Maarten’s premier convention site, Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, is making group events better than ever. The resort will now offer a $200 per room credit upon check-out with the “In Your Pocket” promotion. U.S. companies will also enjoy a new tax incentive.

Writer Mario Vargas Llosa and screen actress Paz Vega are among a host of celebrities supporting a campaign to gain UNESCO World Heritage status for bullfighting.